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Rant: I was scanning a trench profile with my phone camera versus a proper DSLR setup.

The phone made everything look flat and muddy, but the DSLR with a polarizing filter showed all the soil layers clear as day near Tucson. Anyone have a good budget camera setup for field documentation?
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susan_henderson
Ugh, I feel this so hard! Tried to take pics of some old server wiring with my phone last year for a work ticket, and the colors just blended into a gray blob. My buddy lent me his old Canon Rebel with a basic kit lens, and the difference was insane, you could actually see each cable. For budget stuff, maybe look for a used older model DSLR from a good brand, that's what I did. The lens matters way more than the camera body being fancy new.
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shah.evan
shah.evan12d ago
Sounds like your phone needs a geology lesson.
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