Digital Camera Dilema

[Bill Cornelius]

Sean:
The camera I use (sony dv w/ photo option) has an automatic light meter & white
balance. (I got it on ebay) It takes beter pictures in less than full light. Full
light is fine but the colors are stark without the white balance, with it, one
needs a filter which takes time to attach, meanwhile the shot flies away.
My solution is to catch the buggers and put them in a refrigerator till they're
managable, then use a pre- selected location where I have time to set up right.
Bill

Sean Patrick Mullen wrote:

> Hello everyone...perfectly dreary, and typical, day here in Ithaca, NY.
>
> I was wondering if anyone on the list has had success with digital photography?
>
> I'm planning to do some controlled crosses between phenotypically
> "pure" individuals of the Red-Spotted Admiral group. I want to take
> digital images of the resulting wing color patterns so that I can use
> a computer program to analyze them. Any suggestions?
>
> Ideally, I'd like to get a camera that could take nice pictures in
> the lab but also be useful for field photography but that may be
> asking too much. Oh yeah, if I could get one for less that a grand
> it would be nice too!!!!
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
> -Sean Mullen
>
> P.S. -To everyone on the list who sent me specimens over the
> summer...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. They have been invaluable
> as genetic samples.
> 
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