I have been looking through this site for tips from Nathan on how he gets these spectacular sword photographs, and have found lots of great information.
I was just sort of wondering what type of equipment people are using for their sword photos, and what their experiences are, in respect to sword pictures only?
Something like this:
Camera - Canon elph S110 2 megapixel
Cost - about $250 nowadays
Strengths - outdoor pictures in real sunlight without flash from about 2 feet back are acceptable; saturates colors to look better than real life
Problems - indoor pictures need lots of light; does not do close-ups very well, the photographer, not macro lens..

Reason for this is that, as Nathan and others have shown on this board, sword photography is an art in itself that I would like to improve in, and continue to admire. That is basically why I started visiting myArmoury, and why I keep coming back.

I have noticed that Nathan's desktop backgrounds are responsible for shifting my tastes away from chinese / japanese swords and more into European swords. With this has come an interest in the history, and the articles on this site.. The term "gateway drug" pops into mind..

Thank you so much for those kind words. I put together this page with some info and suggestions on taking some pictures. It's not very extensive, but there's a few pointers there.

Thats great stuff.. I was also interested in what kind of camera is used, and what you think of it.