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white grease-proof paper works fine as well - you know, one that you use for wrapping sandwitches to work
as for lightbulbs - I'll have to check at home exact specification but I think any decent compact fluorescent light should to the job

Or normal daylight bulbs. They tend to be blue, but check if they're daylight bulbs for sure.

I had some bac experience with bulbs but maybe that's just me

@ mahon, I forgot to ask, perhaps it is the least important factor? haha, what kind of camera you use? I asked Demi what he used before, so may just ask you as well to take more references. Of course other fellows feel free to join this discussion.

I don't think the camera matters that much. The only requirement is a good macro mode and automatic mode. An optical zoom is useful too.

I'm still using my 6 year old Konika Minolta Dimage Z10. Only 3.2 megapixel, but the macro is great! I don't think I will ever use another camera for miniature photographing since this one does a great job. And it's quite bulky also making it very easy to handle on a tripod.

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another topic about photos .. -_-
Hosea - you understod enything in Polish ??
- ther is full big topic about Photo in that language ..
but :
MP have nothing to Photo Quality ,
a quality of Optic got a lot + real size of sensor matrix (real size in mm/ Cm / inches not in Mega pixels)
@Corvus i got Z3 ... Konika Minolta - they know how to make cammeras ... but not existing eny more ..

my camera is canon 350. the body is not very important as Maru said. anything above 3-4mpix will do, then it's all about the quality of lens and matrix.
and no, SLRs are neither a must nor the best choice for taking photos of minis. they can become very good but for a lower price you will get a compact camera which will take you better pics or at least comparable but easier.

@ Maru, haha, I wish I know Polish but I don't. Perhaps what I am asking may have already been posted at some other sections in this forum. If so, pls kindly remind me, ha, I also do not want to dublicate the topics.

Thx for Maru, Mahon, Demi and Corvus' help. I will communicate with my frd and I promise I will post some testing photos once ready.

@Mahon, haha, I am so stupid, keep forgetting....... what kind of lens do you use for 350D? Again, if anyone has suggestions, pls feel free to jump in my stupidity, haha.

I used the kit lens provided with my camera quite often until I broke it. I'd have to check the lens I am using now, but it's nothing expensive.
as I said - you don't need any expensive equipment to take decent photos. most cameras available now are more than you need for photos of miniatures.

Hosea wrote:@ Maru, haha, I wish I know Polish but I don't. Perhaps what I am asking may have already been posted at some other sections in this forum. If so, pls kindly remind me, ha, I also do not want to dublicate the topics.

dont se such 1 in english as we made in polish .. unluckly if you use google translator to get Polish to English you will get Gibberish ..
meybe mahon will menage to create somyhing in english .. similat ro the "orginal topic"

I wish I know Polish but I don't.

carefull what you wish .. is one of hardest language to lern .. with a phonetical sounds that you will hear in none other language - a lot of Shimerings