I'm looking for a convenient way to take web-site quality pictures of interior rooms and external views of resort properties.

Most important is the ability to take and process a lot of pictures in a short time and post them to a web site (http://www.rentabeach.com). The pictures currently on this site were taken with a single lens SLR, scanned, and enhanced with photo editting software. I need a faster process and wider-angle pictures. Any suggestions on what process and hardware would work best?

-- Fred Sheffield (fred_sheffield@yahoo.com), April 15, 1999

Answers

for interiors, you need to have the 35mm equal of a 18mm lens. I used to use a Olympus D600-L, which you can pick up for around $600.00 to $700.00, and a add on lens from Porters Camera in Cedar Rapids Iowa that will get you there. Very clean images and the semi fisheye add on lens adds a bit of barrel distortion, but it is acceptable. This rig will also work for you if you want to do QTVR panoramas.

Good luck,

Cory http://www.scc.net/~corysuz

-- cory shubert (corys@scc.net), April 16, 1999.

Porter's camera is in Cedar Falls, IA not Cedar Rapids.

-- Bob G. (rgreg88721@hotmail.com), April 30, 1999.

Thanks for the help. I ended up choosing a Kodak DC210+ for $450. It has a good wide angle view and a 2x zoom. I also bought a 30MB compact flash card for $99 which allows me to take over 200 pictures and then transfer them in seconds to my hard drive.

-- Fred Sheffield (fred_sheffield@yahoo.com), April 30, 1999.