Digital camera

From: Sharlane Grant (stgrant@MAIL.SHSW.WISC.EDU)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 10:35:40 CST

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Date:         Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:35:40 -0600
From: Sharlane Grant <mailto:stgrant@MAIL.SHSW.WISC.EDU>
Subject:      Digital camera
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    <pre> Stuart Glogoff wrote: A colleague in our library's Special Collections is looking for a digital camera. He is interested in having one that can be used to create images of "at risk" artifacts -- that is artifacts in fragile condition. If you have suggestions, please email me with the make/model, a ballpark price range if you know it, and any ideas you may have for the process. FYI, I've been using a Kodak DC210 for a couple years but that one doesn't work well in the above situation. Thanks, Stuart

    ******************************************** Stuart Glogoff Undergraduate Education/Distributed Learning mailto:stuartg@u.arizona.edu
    »------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check this out: We purchased a Nikon Coolpix 950 and are pleased with its capabilities, flexibility and, most important y the quality of the final product. You can set yourself up w/ basic camera, lens, ac adapter, flashcard and whatever e se you might need for basic use for about $1000. We purchased from BUY.COM but you may be able to find better deal. Th
     camera takes different Nikon lenses and you can shoot from distance, for larger objects (we're currently shooting poste
     collection for web access at the same time we're preserving the posters) or close-up (as I remember it, you can get as lose as within 7 or 8 inches). You can take a long shot and then "insert" a close-up of text--which we're doing for som
     of our posters. The detail we can capture is amazing and color is very true--I would guess about the best color from a ong similar digital cams. I recommend you purchase larger capacity flashcards rather than smaller. We're also going to be purchasing CD burner!
    !
     for storing images.

    Now we're looking for ideal lighting set-up--one that is effective but still manageable and inexpensive. I'd appreciate recommendations.

    Sharlane Grant Preservation Officer State Historical Society of Wisconsin 608/264-6474 mailto:stgrant@mail.shsw.wisc.edu

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