closeups with a cybershot dsc 600

[thes3raph1m]

ok so landscape stuff im ok at, well, im good enough at for now considering im not interested in landscape shots, but i want to take closeup shots of wildlife...

i do have an SLR but its film not digital and ive never used it as im not into film cameras, but it was a gift so ill keep it (unless anyone wants to swap a film SLR plus lenses for a dSLR of similar quality? no? didnt think so)

all i have (well not all, but the best i have) is a sony cybershot dsc 600 and i want to take good closeup photos of some of the spiders that live in my garden (i actively promote spiders in my garden)

ive just finished my pond, including waterfall and rocks and all sorts of insect promoting stuff so... time to get clicking, plz advise

[ron1863]

If you have a film SLR then all you need is something like a 70-300mm lens and a lot of patience.

Does the Sony Cybershot DSC 600 have macro mode?

[Sophia]

I did a quick search on the sony dsc600 and it appears there is no macro mode. I think you will find it difficult to get satisfactory closeup or macro shots with that camera.

[thes3raph1m]

turns out i do actually have a macro lens for the SLR... just no film... how do i get film pictures onto say here, in similar resolution to a digital cameras picture.... just a scanner?

[sheffielder]

The easiest method I have found is to take your film to a shop/supermarket to be transferred onto CD, and then you have digital copies of the images.

Andrew