How good is this camera for macro photography? I need a camera primarily for product photography of jewelry.
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It's ok if you can get the camera to work. Mine "froze" up on my so much I am sending it back.
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I took a few photos on this camera before I returned it. The price is too much for the so-so quality of photos. My point and shoot Canon takes better photos. I was so disappointed because I was so excited about the release of this camera. Alas, I'll keep using my point and shoot and my bulky DSLR for now.
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This is my fave macro camera. My other cameras are Leica's and I prefer this one for macro shots. I get fab bokeh with it.
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Well, I think it's great. For a lot of my macro/close-up shots, I use this camera instead of my mirrorless cameras. It'll let you get in darned close. Bill
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I only used it for macro photography in terms of stills. But for me it was not awkward. I Don't own a follow focus system, so I'm constantly turning the focus ring by hand. I like the control, though I would suggest always using the magnification function in your camera to focus perfectly.
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Yes, I purchased it and it worked fine on my camera. Which is a D7000, overall I was not a fan of it, but macro photography was not my thing.
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Pretty much any camera that advertises "macro focus" (the ability to focus on objects within about an inch of the lens -- necessary if you're selling anything *small*) will be fine these days: All of them have plenty of resolution and perfectly good image quality for eBay/Amazon usages. You'll have no problem finding many cameras <$100 to choose from these days that will work just fine.
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yes, I've used it to photograph several watches and rings, it does a great job. Jewelry is tricky and the hardest part is to get the lighting just right... bright enough, yet soft enough... a good contrasting background helps tremendously as well
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I am looking for the same info.. if you check out this camera on walmarts site there is an actual video on there! Helped me to decide that this is the camera that I am looking for. Also, I believe the macro is as close as 1 cm ! I need a macro to photograph my beadwork.
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I use this lens mainly for taking macro pictures of flowers etc with both my Nikon D90 and D7000. I have taken pictures in low light situations and have had noproblem. If I were to take pictures in dance performances though I probably would choose say the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 lens where macro would not necessarily be the issue.Hope this is some help to you.
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Hi, I bought this camera for my mom. She loves it...said it is a very versatile. My brother is a professional photographer. He loves the camera and even though he has 3000 dollar cameras thought this would be a great everyday camera. He was impressed with all the features it has for such a compact camera. Hope this helps. Have a good day.
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Technicly this is a wide angle to portrait size lens not a macro lens. That being said yes you can do close ups of small objects. You will however have distortion in the wide angle range. A 100mm macro lens is a better choice for macro photoography.
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Definitely. I own four cameras, three of them more expensive than the G16, yet it is the G-16 that is my go-to camera for macros. It's far ahead of the other cameras I have for this. I have several tripods but have got excellent macro results with bracing as well.
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I would say yes, and I can get sharp images at 300mm but usually need to prop it on something to stop it down for best results. The macro is great, and for the money I think you can't go wrong.
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Lila - Yes, this macro lens is great for small objects just realize that you have to be close to get the subject and be very still. My wife uses this lens when she is taking pictures of flowers and has caught several bees in the pictures and the detail is impressive. She is a beginning photographer but has produced some great shots with this macro lens.Good Luck!
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I have used it for taking portraits, as well as for macro shots. You have to stand back a bit for portraits, especially full body shots. It works great and it's my favorite lens!
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You can use it on macro pics. I used it with a dragon fly on a plant it looked awesome
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I own this camera, and yes it does have macro mode. Incidentally, I have owned 5 point-and-shoot cameras over the past 10 years and this one has the best image quality by far, even though it's the least expensive camera I've ever bought.