parisgirl2005
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Do I need a camera with changeable lens or just a camera with a macro lens. What camera is recommended?
advise for buying camera for very close up jewelry work.
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
Photographing jewellery is not my own area of interest, but I do know there are quite a lot of things to consider - lighting, and how much depth of field you need (i.e. how much of the jewellery is in focus). It can also depend on what quality of image you are looking for - where will the image be used?
If you search for 'photographing jewellery' on here, you will see lots of posts and this particular one might be worth a read as a starting point https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/jewellery-macro.724995/#post-8944040
Edit: Actually there may be more relevant ones if you search - but there is a useful video in that thread if you scroll down.
Search result for me ... https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/search/454775/?q=photographing+jewellery&o=relevance
Photographing jewellery is not my own area of interest, but I do know there are quite a lot of things to consider - lighting, and how much depth of field you need (i.e. how much of the jewellery is in focus). It can also depend on what quality of image you are looking for - where will the image be used?
If you search for 'photographing jewellery' on here, you will see lots of posts and this particular one might be worth a read as a starting point https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/jewellery-macro.724995/#post-8944040
Edit: Actually there may be more relevant ones if you search - but there is a useful video in that thread if you scroll down.
Search result for me ... https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/search/454775/?q=photographing+jewellery&o=relevance
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The startup answer is very simple:
What are the images for?
If you're shooting images that you hope to put on advertising hoardings you'll need a high end camera with a dedicated lens and >£500 in lighting gear (I know you asked about cameras - but lighting is just as important if not more so).
OTOH if you're just shooting for your own fun / records, then your phone will do.
I'm guessing that because you think you might need a proper camera, then the truth is somewhere in between. And if you've read the helpful answer above, you'll now be realising that you'll need to consider lighting too.
What are the images for?
If you're shooting images that you hope to put on advertising hoardings you'll need a high end camera with a dedicated lens and >£500 in lighting gear (I know you asked about cameras - but lighting is just as important if not more so).
OTOH if you're just shooting for your own fun / records, then your phone will do.
I'm guessing that because you think you might need a proper camera, then the truth is somewhere in between. And if you've read the helpful answer above, you'll now be realising that you'll need to consider lighting too.
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Many years ago when I used to deal in coins and artefacts , I found the best results were from small hand held ricoh compacts with a 1cm close focus ability .. whether these are still made or not I’m totally uncertain of .
as phil says lighting is important to ,the way I got round that was by using a piece of glass supported by blocks at either end with a coloured card under and indirect light from the side .this gave the impression the coin/ artefact/ ring etc was floating in mid air . Mirrors and or black reflective glass are also a good base .. ..
I would tend to ignore a large camera with a macro lens as you will run into depth of field problems. The small sensor compacts will focus from front to back with no such problems
as phil says lighting is important to ,the way I got round that was by using a piece of glass supported by blocks at either end with a coloured card under and indirect light from the side .this gave the impression the coin/ artefact/ ring etc was floating in mid air . Mirrors and or black reflective glass are also a good base .. ..
I would tend to ignore a large camera with a macro lens as you will run into depth of field problems. The small sensor compacts will focus from front to back with no such problems