Canon EOS 350d - Jewellery photography

[PJ_123]

Hi,

I have a Canon EOS 350D and I take photos of jewellery & watches. I have a 100mm macro lens however i'm not getting the crisp definition I want. You'll have to bear with me as i'm not exactly a photography expert! But my lighting and everything seems fine, would there be much benefit getting a stronger macro?

Dilemma I have is I've also got a canon powershot for taking quick ID images. This is a 10 Megapixel, i get a much better definition with this camera however I obviously can't adjust as many settings with this one!

Will the difference between the definition i get from the 2 cameras soley be down to the fact that one is 8 MP and the other is 10?!

Any help you can give will be much appreciated!

Jamie

 

[combat squirrel]

Hey, well post a shot of the images your getting with both cameras, so we can see what you mean,

2nd if the shots your getting on the 350D are not all that hot, then clearly its the lens,what exactly is the lens your using ? Make model no. etc,

 

[PJ_123]

It's a Canon lens, unsure of the model number as I don't have it with me at the minute. I will look for a couple of examples which show what I mean.

 

[d_pipa]

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

It doesn't matter if it is 8 megapixel, you should get the 'crisp definition'.

Try use AV/A first and use about f/10 to see the results.