Very good simply way to photograph gems and jewelry: I am a gem cutter and a member of the USFG. United States Faceting Guild. I have just found a product that makes photoing gems and...

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

I am a gem cutter and a member of the USFG. United States Faceting Guild. I have just found a product that makes photoing gems and jewelry easy and fast with good results. Gem Zoom. It is 65 bucks and clips on your cell phone. Believe it or not its wonderful. Just thought I would throw it out there.

DocDav Loc: IN

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

I am a gem cutter and a member of the USFG. United States Faceting Guild. I have just found a product that makes photoing gems and jewelry easy and fast with good results. Gem Zoom. It is 65 bucks and clips on your cell phone. Believe it or not its wonderful. Just thought I would throw it out there.

i photograph skin lesions. Wonder if this would be helpful in that aspect. Will give it a try. Thanks

DocDav

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

DocDav wrote:

i photograph skin lesions. Wonder if this would be helpful in that aspect. Will give it a try. Thanks

DocDav

You are welcome. It has 3 light settings and is actually amazing. I just learned about it not long ago

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Could you please post some images made with this item- seem very interesting. It looks like a diopter lens, enabling closer focusing and a ring light combined in one accessory.

As you know, there are different kinds of gemstones with different cuts and polishing techniques. Does it work equally well with stones like diamonds and other stones with fascists and highly polished stones that are not translucent- thigs like jade and sapphires"

The ad mentions coins- but that may require completely different lighting.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

I don't have any pics on my phone but will upload when I get home. One of our members uses it for anything small. Another uses it to photograph his jewelry that he makes. I was impressed at the quality and simplicity. After spending days perfecting my technic with my D500 light box flash bounce cards ect ect. My friend was getting good pics with his cell on manuel. He has an old v20 lg cell. I have a cheap 69 dollar cell. One of our members went to extremes and used a tripod for his cell and focus stacked with Helicon. He has what we in our group art pics. Lol. I normally don't buy gadgets but after seeing results from friends I got gas. You can go to the jewellers helping jewellers Facebook page or the usfg website and Facebook page and possibly see pics now. I wont be home until monday or Tuesday

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

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Thanks, I look forward to your shots whenever you get a chance to try the unit out. I do quite a bit of jewelry, watches, coins and small collectables for my commercial clients. Some of the setups are crazy-complex, especially to capture the "fire" in a stone. Anythg that makes life easier via new technology is interesting to me.

My grandfather was a master watchmaker and clock repair guy. He also had a jewelry shop at one time. As a kid, I used to go along with him to the Jeweller's Exchange in Lowe Manhattan and see the diamond cutters at work and see how different settings were made, polished and plated. Quite a craft!

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

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Thank you for your reply. I have always read your pist hete with great respect. You have a lifetime of talent and experience that I enjoy and am privileged to learn from. I started my photography addiction due to wanting to take photos of my cut gemstones. Now several thousand dollars and a few years of reading and learning the hard or real way I have come to enjoy my new addiction. Lol. We had a zoom meeting on photographing gemstones and I found this gadget. It really doesn't capture the fire but does give a photo as good as a dslr as dar as lighting and such. I was amazed and shocked. Lol. Hope you can see some photos elsewhere before I return home. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us common folks. Lol. Thanks again Bob

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

This little item can used to photograph capsules and tablets. As I am a pharmacist, I could photograph medication. This might make my job just a tad easier.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Scruples wrote:

This little item can used to photograph capsules and tablets. As I am a pharmacist, I could photograph medication. This might make my job just a tad easier.

It works amazingly well. I am shocked

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Demo with example imagery...
GEM-ZOOM U 10x Macro photography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wmEFWybg0U

Love it! Way too much fun...

LCD

It can not match the quality of a DSLR on a tripod with finely tuned lighting, but try putting all of that in your pocket.

medphotog Loc: Witness protection land

DocDav wrote:

i photograph skin lesions. Wonder if this would be helpful in that aspect. Will give it a try. Thanks

DocDav

DocDav, looking at some of the images from Googling Gem Zoom it looks like a "mini" ring light. It could be a sweet little attachment for doing derm photos with a phone. You'd still probably want to experiment with an index card or small sheet of typing paper to one side if you're trying to get a little texture lighting. Could be kinda' interesting $80 investment. (And I know it would be a ton lighter than the rig I used to have to hump around the clinics)

Ava'sPapa Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

I am a gem cutter and a member of the USFG. United States Faceting Guild. I have just found a product that makes photoing gems and jewelry easy and fast with good results. Gem Zoom. It is 65 bucks and clips on your cell phone. Believe it or not its wonderful. Just thought I would throw it out there.

I just ordered one from ebay (it was $95 with tax). Thanks for the info. Can't wait to get it.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

Ava'sPapa wrote:

I just ordered one from ebay (it was $95 with tax). Thanks for the info. Can't wait to get it.

They are on sale right now for 65.00 bucks on the Facebook page. I Dont have the link but its on the jewellers helping jewellers Facebook

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

medphotog wrote:

DocDav, looking at some of the images from Googling Gem Zoom it looks like a "mini" ring light. It could be a sweet little attachment for doing derm photos with a phone. You'd still probably want to experiment with an index card or small sheet of typing paper to one side if you're trying to get a little texture lighting. Could be kinda' interesting $80 investment. (And I know it would be a ton lighter than the rig I used to have to hump around the clinics)

Its a mini ring light with 3 brightness settings and 10x magnification one of my friends had to modify it to fit his old cell phone. He ground down the case of the gem zoom because his phone was very very thick and older. It still works great.