Best Camera for Macro

[rbottner]

Hi,

I am somwhat new to digital photography. I need a camera that I can take really up close, clear, crisp macro shots of jewelery and diamonds.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

[Chunk]

Hi,

I am somwhat new to digital photography. I need a camera that I can take really up close, clear, crisp macro shots of jewelery and diamonds.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

Here is an inexpensive setup for taking photos of jewelry. He uses a film camera with closeup rings but any good macro capable digital would work as well. I would think you would want to have as much dof as possible so an SLR with a good macro lens would probably make sense. I think the aperture is more limited in most of the P&S digitals (I may be wrong).
http://www.abrasha.com/misc/photography.htm
Be sure to take a look at Abrasha's jewelry as well and you'll see how well that setup works as well as see his uniquely beautiful work.
http://www.abrasha.com/Home.htm

You can go to the Orchid jewelry forum site at
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/index.htm and do a search on 'photographing jewelry' in the archives and library to find more discussion.

You can ask on rec.crafts.jewelry too or do a similar search in the google archives for that ng.