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<p>[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3032912, member: 93888"]Well I guess I'm a liar, I DO have the Canon EOS Rebel XS. Not sure why I thought it was the next model up, I've had it for quite a while now. Anyway, it's been a good camera for me and was about all I could pony up at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway, back to the scope topic. I'm not planning to use it for good pictures at this point. Seems like it'll be much to hard to get any good pictures from it. However, it still has some uses (some of which may come in handy after metal detecting for a day). I do think I'll use it to take "inventory" pictures. The file size will stay small, it'll be easy to setup each piece and snap the photo right to my laptop.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOW, you guys have turned me on to the idea of using my DSLR which had already crossed my mind, but thanks to some tips and ideas you guys have posted I think it might be worth pursuing. I think I could build a "copy stand" pretty cheap, so I guess that's my first goal, then I'll play around with lighting and what not. I've always been more of an outdoor landscape and wildlife photographer so this is somewhat uncharted territory for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3032912, member: 93888"]Well I guess I'm a liar, I DO have the Canon EOS Rebel XS. Not sure why I thought it was the next model up, I've had it for quite a while now. Anyway, it's been a good camera for me and was about all I could pony up at the time. So anyway, back to the scope topic. I'm not planning to use it for good pictures at this point. Seems like it'll be much to hard to get any good pictures from it. However, it still has some uses (some of which may come in handy after metal detecting for a day). I do think I'll use it to take "inventory" pictures. The file size will stay small, it'll be easy to setup each piece and snap the photo right to my laptop. NOW, you guys have turned me on to the idea of using my DSLR which had already crossed my mind, but thanks to some tips and ideas you guys have posted I think it might be worth pursuing. I think I could build a "copy stand" pretty cheap, so I guess that's my first goal, then I'll play around with lighting and what not. I've always been more of an outdoor landscape and wildlife photographer so this is somewhat uncharted territory for me.[/QUOTE]
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