justin_sean

I actually do have a lot of experience in this; I have photographed my work for 20 years

with slide film. (It was very time-consuming in those days.) The LCD screen is of great use

for my purposes; I NEED live preview to eliminate glare by carefully angling the camera

during the shoot. (I then fix the angle of the plane in Photoshop.) Due to the

circumstances of my workspace, I cannot climb high enough to shoot down with a tripod/

and or ladder (I shoot some work on a fire-escape, where there is great natural light). If I

used a DSLR, I would need to take the camera down each time to check each shot.

I shot these this way:

http://www.justinwaldstein.com/

Also, isn't barrel distortion directly connected to chip size, in that the smaller the chip, the

shorter the focal length (and therefore greater distortion)? My camera has a 7-21mm lens;

there is massive distortion (not to mention fringing) in this range.

I am an artist who uses an older Canon S50 for shooting my paintings. The LCD screen is really useful for

this purpose. Since the screen doesn?t swivel, I rigged a tiny mirror attached to it so I can shoot hand-held

with the art flat on the ground and the camera held up high, horizontally.

I am looking to upgrade to a better camera. I want a higher megapixel, and BIGGER CHIP (to reduce the

terrible barrel distortion I get). I thought about a DSLR, but without LIVE PREVIEW, it is useless to

photograph artwork.

Any recommendations? Do any higher-end point-and-shoots have a large enough chip that would reduce

barrel distortion? Any DSLRs with live preview?

Thanks!