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<blockquote data-quote="JA Warrior" data-source="post: 145329" data-attributes="member: 14067">Hello All!I am the proud owner of a new D5100 with the 18-55mm kit lens.&nbsp; Besides plenty of planned personal use, this camera will be used extensively for close-up product shots for online sales.&nbsp; Any help you can offer would be much appreciated.I have just 2 questions for now:1. What type of lens would be best for close-up product photography to minimize&nbsp; &nbsp; distortion and maximize detail?2. I've always used &quot;daylight&quot; type compact fluorescent lights to illuminate products with my old Casio EXP-600 digital.&nbsp; With the Casio, selecting one of the fluorescent white balance choices gave me very good color rendition in most cases.&nbsp; Doing the same with my D5100 isn't providing good results for light cream-colored items like plates, figurines, etc.&nbsp; Instead, no matter what white balance I choose, it comes out bright white or yellowish.&nbsp; I tried a fluorescent filter, but images looked purple!!&nbsp; And, when set for complete auto the items are over-exposed despite my using the same amount of lighting I've always used before with the Casio.&nbsp; I'm perplexed!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />&nbsp; Any ideas?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JA Warrior, post: 145329, member: 14067"] Hello All! I am the proud owner of a new D5100 with the 18-55mm kit lens. Besides plenty of planned personal use, this camera will be used extensively for close-up product shots for online sales. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated. [B]I have just 2 questions for now:[/B] [B]1.[/B] What type of lens would be best for close-up product photography to minimize distortion and maximize detail? [B]2.[/B] I've always used "daylight" type compact fluorescent lights to illuminate products with my old Casio EXP-600 digital. With the Casio, selecting one of the fluorescent white balance choices gave me very good color rendition in most cases. Doing the same with my D5100 isn't providing good results for light cream-colored items like plates, figurines, etc. Instead, no matter what white balance I choose, it comes out bright white or yellowish. I tried a fluorescent filter, but images looked purple!! And, when set for complete auto the items are over-exposed despite my using the same amount of lighting I've always used before with the Casio. I'm perplexed!:confused: Any ideas? [/QUOTE]

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