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Best prime for product photography

Started Aug 25, 2020 | Questions thread
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Re: Best prime for product photography
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PedroM wrote:

Hello,

Let me apologize in advance for the noob question!

I like to take photos of products, mostly watches. Currently I have the 35mm f2 on a X-T10 body, but I don't think this is the most adequate lens for product photography.

With that in mind, what would you consider the most adequate Fuji XF lens for this kind of photography among the newer f2 lenses? I know the 60mm 2,4 macro and the 80mm macro would be good candidates, but they are above my budget, specifically the 80mm, hence my focus on the f2 lenses.

Do you think the 50mm f2 would be more suitable than the 35mm? Would I achieve better results for this kind of photos with this lens?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Kind regards,

Pedro

I would go for the XF 50mm f2 R WR as it has a magnification ratio of 0.15x, higher than the 35mm f2, 23mm f2, and 16mm 2.8. Also, because it is longer, there's less distortion. You might want to pair it with an extension tube (11mm or 16mm or both) and you get a pseudo-macro lens.

If you're going to get an extension tube, I wouldn't recommend the 35mm because of the distortion (but I haven't tried it). I would still get the 50mm f2 with 16mm extension tube. 2:1 is close enough for product photography.

The savings that you get, spend it on getting that flash off-camera

https://fujiaddict.com/2017/11/04/fujifilm-xf-80mm-f2-8-r-lm-ois-wr-macro-and-extension-tubes/

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