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Originally Posted by catherineh
Chad-
Thank you for the advice. Do you have an optical zoom recommendation? I've seen a lot of 3x optical.
As far as lighting, do you use a photo studio setup or special bulbs? I tried to make my own "light tent" with a storage box and clip on lights. I read about it on some forum, but it really didn't work for me.
Thanks,
Catherine
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The more optical zoom you can get, the better. My camera is a SLR, so when I want more zoom, I just switch the lens. But 3X should be all you need.
I use cheap flood lights I got from Lowe's. They are currently loaded with GE Reveal bulbs, but I can't see much difference between them and regular bulbs. Here's what mine looks like...
I usually just use a light on either side. The small light on top is just one that I use for positioning. The flood lights get hot after a while, so I turn them off between photos and use the small one to see what I'm doing (I have all the other lights in the room off).