How to take close up watch photographs

[JasH]

I just use an old full frame DSLr plus a 100mm macro lens. Old kit, but decent quality (5D Mk2 and an EF-100 lens).

[MartynJC (UK)]

There are threads on this before. Here is one. Hope this helps:

https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...-watches-only)

Mind you I’ve sold all my DSLR kit - I may buy it back as a D700 (I did have the D850 superb machine but overkill for this purpose) can be bought for a few 100 quid and get a 105mm Nikor macro is all you need for superb shots.

Typical shot:



But here is a iphone15 pro max shot taken just now for an “industrial” image



Photos don’t have to me macro to be fun. Here is one on a smoked glass table top

[Filterlab]

UX; 15 Pro Max.

Click image for full resolution

[Jocke]

It works with a good phone or a small pocket camera. But if you want the real deal you have to use a DLSR camera with a macro lens.

Here is a setup with my Nikon D850 and a Zeiss 100mm macro planar lens.



The result



And some Photoshop.