Best Digital Camera Jewelry Photography

I need something that takes excellent close ups of jewelry, is easy to use and not little and slim. My price range would be $240.00 or lower. I've been looking at the Canon Powershots and trying to compare but now I'm just confused. All I'm sure of is that I need a good macro mode for my jewelry photography. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks.

Go to a store that has cameras on display to play with. With each one, hold your hand about an inch in front of the lense and try focusing on it. Adjust your hand closer and farther to see how close the camera will focus. My Fujifilm Finepix F10 in Macro mode will focus on something less than an inch away. It's what I used to my my eyeball avatar (that image isn't cropped very much).

If you don't want to go to a store, look at the specifications for cameras and they should show the minimum focal distance.

2009-05-05 11:11:29 by oldtrash06

The 35mm digital SLR camera works well with the resolution needed to shoot jewelry. Practice your jewelry photography with the right camera in ...

I have a regular consumer-grade compact digital camera and a good tripod. The camera has a macro feature on it. I can't afford to upgrade to anything beyond that (yet). But I need to take some good macro shots of some jewelry for some eBay auctions. What are some suggestions on how to make the best of my limited equipment and get some good macro shots (so I can make enough money to actually buy some better equipment)?

Your camera should have a macro setting (little icon of a flower), try a couple of shots that way for smaller pieces against a neutral backdrop ( black, gray, tan). Push the shutter half way down, let the lens adjust and focus and try to do all this without the flash. Don't use a model wearing the pieces, distracting. just get the best pix possible of the jewelry.

2009-06-04 14:59:47 by joedeshon

Need detailed close up photos for watches,coins and jewelry and would like to hear what kind of point and shoot digital camera is really good for this. Thanks
Thank you all for your responses and input. Much appreciation! My research has taken me down to 4 cameras. As I have been using a canon Powershot A70 with reasonably good results,(but want better) and am just learning how to use the manual settings adjustments, I think I'll stick with Canon. My choices:
A720 IS
new A590 IS
A650 IS
SX100 IS
Other??
What do you guys think? Especially that my priority again is detailed small product photography, but want it for great shots for everything else too. Remember I don't have much knowledge of shutter and aperture settings, etc. Learning, I hope!
Thank you all in advance1

I use my mobile phone, samsung g600 with 5mp camera, on macro mode. Takes good shots for my ebay selling. If your mobile is not good enough any small digital with macro will do it!

2008-03-17 09:05:06 by Jazz

Right now I have a really old digital camera-it still takes floppy disks! I have a jewelry business so I do a lot of close-up work and need the pictures to be crystal clear. I also have a passion for photography and need a camera that also takes great pictures from far away, although I will be using it for mostly close-up work. I've been thinking about a Nikon, but there are a lot of great cameras out there. My price range is $300-400.

Nikon P90 would be your good choice.It come with great 24x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom which good to take picture from far away and close-up shot is good.

2009-08-10 14:48:00 by Stella

Hi! I would like to take photos of the jewelry I make and post them on my website. I have taken photos before using a the MACRO function and have experimented with light--both natural and flash. Problem is, the slightest scratch on silver or spec of dust is magnified 100x and one sees the inconsequential imperfections better than the piece as a whole.

What simple techniques can I use with a digital camera to get a flattering photo of my work? Thanks so much for your help. Please keep your answers clear and succinct...like in Photography for Dummies, and you will earn that 10 points! :-)

You will need lots and lots and lots of light. Put on some sun glasses and when it bright enough to see everthing then turn it down one notch. Well not really but you will get better results when you light the item from all sides. Without seeing your results I cant comment specifically, but it sounds like you have shadows coming off of those scratches and such. If you can fill that shadow it wont show nearly so much. Many people us a light tent http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44 2631-REG/Smith_Victor_402056_3_Light_Flu orescent_Kit.html this one is just a refference. You can find them much cheaper or make one yourself but you will get the idea. Lots of light and the cloth diffuses all of it so it essentually is lit from all angles. A couple of white sheets and a few 150 watt bulbs is all you really need. But if you really want to get a kit they are actually pretty cheap on ebay and such.

Using your flash in addition to three 150 watt bulbs wouldnt hurt either.

hope this helps

2007-09-07 12:55:28 by Karibuboo