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<blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 175774" data-attributes="member: 3903">Oh, and I forgot to ask, Do you have the best tripod you can afford? Do you use mirror up before you shoot? This is of most importance in your case.With the budget you have, I'd start with getting a good macro lens (sigma 105 I have and love, but there are many out there). Then work on the lighting. For products like the one you posted, lighting from above the camera and using white reflectors can bring out the best results. For post processing, I'd get Lightroom. This way you can batch process all your shots at once since you'll probably want the same colour temperature, sharpness adjustments etc. plus, you can also crop with it.This is how I'd go about it. When the money starts coming in, then I'd get a Nikon D800E and a Nikon 105 macro lens and more lenses eventually as the cash flow increases.Best of luck in your enterprise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcel, post: 175774, member: 3903"] Oh, and I forgot to ask, Do you have the best tripod you can afford? Do you use mirror up before you shoot? This is of most importance in your case. With the budget you have, I'd start with getting a good macro lens (sigma 105 I have and love, but there are many out there). Then work on the lighting. For products like the one you posted, lighting from above the camera and using white reflectors can bring out the best results. For post processing, I'd get Lightroom. This way you can batch process all your shots at once since you'll probably want the same colour temperature, sharpness adjustments etc. plus, you can also crop with it. This is how I'd go about it. When the money starts coming in, then I'd get a Nikon D800E and a Nikon 105 macro lens and more lenses eventually as the cash flow increases. Best of luck in your enterprise. [/QUOTE]

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