It's the short focal length that gives the increased depth of field, not
the sensor. But small sensors and short lenses do go together.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/17/2010 11:33 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Yes, the compact size sensor on the G12 gives a deeper DOF and I forgot to
> mention - articulated screen. Don't do macro without one!
> I'd imagine a tabletop set up with cube. mini-lights and table tripodfd for
> very small items, all easily repeatable on a budget. I like to put a small
> box in there and drape it with velvet offcuts for bright jewellry. The cube
> tents usually come with a drop-down front panel with hole for lens. Good for
> anything shiny but also for any small and colourful object.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 18/12/2010, at 9:42 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> A proper tripod and lighting arrangement will be as important or more so
>> than the camera and lens. Resolution is relatively unimportant for web
>> shots but good depth of field and good exposure without myriads of
>> specular reflections is important and often hard to achieve.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt (ex jewelry, pottery and other art works photographer) :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/17/2010 2:30 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>> A friend is a jewler locally, and shoots all his own photos for his
>>> advertising, and they all look quite good. He uses a D3X with a 60mm macro.
>>> He has a special lighting setup that is made especially for shooting
>>> jewlery, something like a hoselight on steroids.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course he is a hobbiest photographer and has tons of other presumably
>>> deductable stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill Pearce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Bob Whitmire [mailto:bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 9:57 AM
>>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>> Subject: [OM] Jeweler's camera
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A friend down the street who designs and sells jewelry wants a camera for
>>> around the shop use. Small pictures of jewelry for the web site, pictures of
>>> customers, etc. A guy she knows has recommended the OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1. It
>>> comes with the 14-22 lens?
>>>
>>> I'm sure she's going to want macro capability to get those jewelry pics, and
>>> I'm not sure the stock Oly lens is up to the task. But I don't know. I do
>>> know some of you own one. Do you have a separate macro?
>>>
>>> Or might she be better off with something like a G12?
>>>
>>> $500 is her upper limit, but I'm sure she'd go a bit further for the right
>>> camera.
>>>
>>> Recommendations gratefully accepted.
>>>
>>> --Bob Whitmire
>>> www.bobwhitmire.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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