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Hello!!

So; I am just about to hit the buy it now button for a T5i.

My situation: I have tried several cameras within the past 9 years with no avail. I need a camera that will take great Macro pictures of colored gemstone jewelry with silver. I currently have a Canon T1i, and it's way out of date and blurry. I have tried 5 other cameras (all under $150 like coolpix & some Nikon) and none of them work. I have a professional photo box and photography lights, but my iPhone takes the best pictures of my arsenal of cameras (yikes!!!)

So my question is; can someone please tell me what they use for their professional photobox pictures? That is the only thing I will be using this camera for. I would like to stay with Canon because I have over five lenses for it, and would hate to have to rebuy lenses.

I know the D70 is a GREAT camera, but a bit high for me, the T6i is do-able but is it worth the extra money from the T5i for macro photobox?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
 
Do you have a real Macro lens? if so, which one?
 
Ceea2011 said:
Hello!!

So; I am just about to hit the buy it now button for a T5i.

My situation: I have tried several cameras within the past 9 years with no avail. I need a camera that will take great Macro pictures of colored gemstone jewelry with silver. I currently have a Canon T1i, and it's way out of date and blurry. I have tried 5 other cameras (all under $150 like coolpix & some Nikon) and none of them work. I have a professional photo box and photography lights, but my iPhone takes the best pictures of my arsenal of cameras (yikes!!!)

So my question is; can someone please tell me what they use for their professional photobox pictures? That is the only thing I will be using this camera for. I would like to stay with Canon because I have over five lenses for it, and would hate to have to rebuy lenses.

I know the D70 is a GREAT camera, but a bit high for me, the T6i is do-able but is it worth the extra money from the T5i for macro photobox?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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actually what you need is a 1:1 macro lens and good light for those pics to be non-blurry and "up to date"

something like Canon 60mm 2.8 macro, Tamron 60mm macro, Tamron 90mm, Canon 100mm, etc.
 
Getting a new DSLR would help, but your main problem is not having a macro lens. The T5i would have updated AF & be better quality, but not as important as a macro lens.
 
Doesn't seem like you need a new camera, particularly since with controlled light you'll be shooting at the lowest possible ISO, on a tripod for longer exposures if needed... I would suggest finding a specialised book for product shots or a general book about lighting like Light Science and Magic.
 
These are the lenses I have:

canon: EFS 55-250 & EFS 18-55mm (and a extension tube

Tamron XR Di11 18-200mm & hood

other: digital high def 2.0x super telephoto & digital high Def 0.45x wide angle lense w macro

I think its the camera... Just not the processing/pixel? I will post pics tomorrow to show the difference in quality.
 
Also shooting in AV w/ custom WB for photobox, AEB two notches over lighter (~.6) , F16 & ISO 200 and highest resolution.
 
Ok, here are some photos.

This one was taken with my Canon under florescent lighted photo box.

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This one was taken with my iPhone under sunlight in a photo box. The camera can not take photos of any quality under florescent lighting... Would be great if it did! -problem solved, LOL!

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You can see a difference in sharpness. The sharpness does get a little better if I put the AEB on normal, but the picture is so dark then that I can't adjust it to look decent for webpage.
 
beagle1 said:
actually what you need is a 1:1 macro lens and good light for those pics to be non-blurry and "up to date"

something like Canon 60mm 2.8 macro, Tamron 60mm macro, Tamron 90mm, Canon 100mm, etc.
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That. Or get extension tubes and learn to manual focus.

Kelly
 
Which lens was used for the Canon shot? I would have used the 18-55 with extension tube.

The lighting in the fluorescent example is too soft. Which is common with a light tent. Try moving one of the lights much further away, or obscure it partly.

Instead of trying to control exposure with AEB, switch to Manual mode.

Kelly
 
Ceea2011 said:
Ok, here are some photos.

This one was taken with my Canon under florescent lighted photo box.

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g336/ChrisEd112/photoshop/canon.jpg

This one was taken with my iPhone under sunlight in a photo box. The camera can not take photos of any quality under florescent lighting... Would be great if it did! -problem solved, LOL!

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g336/ChrisEd112/photoshop/425a32.jpg

You can see a difference in sharpness. The sharpness does get a little better if I put the AEB on normal, but the picture is so dark then that I can't adjust it to look decent for webpage.
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it's all about the lighting and lens and to some extent proper settings

fluorescent lighting cycles, that's why product lighting usually requires a flash or strobes

that was shot at 1/20 at f16 - good recipe for unsharp pics !

get a 1:1 macro lens and ask questions in a lighting/flash forum

this is with a seven (7) year old canon digital rebel xsi with 10 year old film lens Tamron 90mm macro len and just window lighting

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OK, so today I was trying again with my camera. I was taking pictures and heard a snap inside the camera. I took the lens off and the focusing screen fell out with the clip. I moved across country last year and movers are not very careful... Perhaps the box got drop-kicked or something... I dont know if that was my problem, but I went ahead & ordered a T5i. I am anxious to get it and try all the suggestions that everyone has given! I will post pictures as soon as I get it.
 
You'll probably still need to get a macro lens with a 1:1 reproduction ratio and improve your technique and lighting skills to get better photos.
 
60mm is better than the 100mm for what I am doing, is that correct?

Still trying to decipher lenses, AF/DI/SP/AM etc... But learning!!

Leaning toward A272 90mm 1:1 macro... But will look at 60mm 2.8 and maybe use a extender if needed? Looks like the 90mm is most common...
 
Well the 90mm would probably give you more of a working distance. However, maybe it'd be too much of a working distance which would make the 60mm better. It just depends how much room you need for your lighting to work and how much physical slave you have to work with.

I'm not sure what you mean exactly by using an extender?
 
I have a extension tube (ef12) but thinking about it that really wouldn't help ;)

I shoot generally 5-16" away from the product.

i am using 4 45w 5500k CFL Daylight bulbs in a fabric type photobox.
 
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