I really like my Sony A100. I've taken it along to every museum I went to since I got it last Spring and it worked magnificently. It is also responsible for quite a few of the photographs in almost every issue of Ancient Warfare. To be able to photograph my models (of the miniature kind, sorry...) and perhaps also tiny stuff at museums, I recently ordered a macro lens.

Oh boy was that a good idea! Of course you can photograph a small object with a normal lens as well. Use telephoto and you can get close up too - provided the light is really good - but the odds of getting a blurry photo increase immensely. Not so with a macro. The only disadvantage is the short depth of field. That can be quite atmospheric though.

To test it, I put some of my models in the windowsill. It's a somewhat overcast winter Wednesday, no direct light. These are the results (resized of course, 10 MP photo takes up quite a big screen area). The models are all 1/32nd scale (54mm, ca.2").

(edit: I added a table. Internet Explorer thought it was a good idea to stick all photos on top of eachother).