Thanks for the video, i would really love to see someone using the iPhone 13 pro on photographing and videoing opal, Im considering upgrading to the 13 pro from a samsung but desperate to know how the camera handles opal.
Great video just what I have been think about - how good is the 13 Pro Macro and how does it handles colour? I find my on 12 Pro Max the colour fidelity increases considerably if you shoot in Raw and then develop the image true to the scene or object. I managed a good though not detailed photo of a small brilliant cut pale iolite that showed some colour zoning viewing through the side of the pavilion that my eye didn’t quite see. Otherwise we use extension tubes on our mirrorless Fuji DSLR (not portable when out and about though). Great tip too about the white phone choice. Thanks again.
I think the 12 Pro is better for shooting gems. Its easier to focus and faster. The macro mode in the 13 and 14 doesn't really work well for gems. You have to get so close that it blocks all the light and also it looks more like a microscope photo. highlight all the the inclusions. Im not sure about color handling as I dont take serious gem photos with my phone so never though about it. We use a Nikon z6 with a 103mm lens and then color correct in photoshop. I think you always need to do this with any camera to get an exact perfect color. Red and Green stones need it even more. The iPhones have always been bad at greens, whether an emerald or a hike in the forest.
A lot of the iPhone 8+ shots looked better to me. Better colour and saturation. I find the 13 Pro is great for showing clarity though, inclusions show up more clearly with macro.
Justin the right question and good answers👍. I’m still struggling with my old LG G5 mobile phone and as much as I can take good photos🤪, but for a serious good photo one day I have to buy a DSLR camera💎👍🖖
The iphone 13 pro macro is a huge disappointment when photographing gemstones. The macro lens washes out so much of the color. The normal lens focal length is much further away than previous models, so using that lens is tricky too. I still use my iphone 10 for day to day videos. Hopefully the 15 is better.
Thank you for posting this video! Although I create jewelry from metals (silver, gold, copper, brass and bronze), it was helpful as I am considering purchasing the iphone 13 pro or pro max because I'm overdue for an upgrade and at the same time, both my DSLR camera and my photo editing software are malfunctioning and needing replacement. I'm trying to determine if I can get away w/doing everything w/the iphone 13 pro/max and if not, what I need to accomplish taking photos of my jewelry, editing them and uploading them for ecommerce. One of the questions I still have is whether the photos taken w/the iphone 13 pro/max can be brought to a high enough quality through the editing functions built into the phone. OR, will I need to upload them to a photo editing software/app to bring them to 'postable' quality? If I do need a photo edit software/app, I have no idea which to choose. I was using, and for the most part, was happy w/Picasa 3, which is no longer functioning. I'm not very computer literate, so have found many photo edit softwares bury me w/their abilities that I simply don't need and are way over my head. Thank you again for posting and for any insight you may have on my questions!
For me I usually just edit my photos from my phone on instagram. Plenty of people use their phone for everything. Whatever you have is good enough but for me, who has a nice camera, macro lens, and photoshop, it’s hard for the iPhone to complete though I do like it for gem videos still.
Hi Justin , you mentioned it’s better to shoot with video mode and get the pictures from video . I am wondering if you use a 3rd party app for that ? And which do you recommend? Thanks Jacky
Justin excellent video. Thanks. IPhone cameras are excellent. But in any case I prefer more phones on Android. These phones make it possible to use third-party "camera" software, which is more advanced by settings than standard chambers for phones.
Super helpful. I can see the inclusions clearly and have a better understanding of the gem's properties and cut grade. I'm curious to learn your thoughts about the Gem Light Box, if you are familiar with it. Thanks in advance.
I haven’t used any of those light boxes but most of them have the lights on the wrong place for gemstones. I made my own box out of pvc and photography diffusion paper and it works great and was cheap.
You must realize that if you choose 2 times zoom or 3 times zoom that the phone doesn’t necessarily select the 2x or 3x zoom lens, but that the phone might select another lens and then zooms digitally.
Yes I’ve learned a lot of tricks since I’ve made this video to workaround some of these issues but still there are a lot of annoying things about this version of iPhone and it’s rare to take a shot through the 3x camera that doesn’t look noticeably degraded in quality.
@@JustinKPrim okay. I thought I made photos of flowers up close (4 inch or 10 cm away) with the 2.5x zoom lens on my iphone 12 pro max. Turns out it uses the main 1x lens for that, and then digitally zooms 2.5 times. I saw you do such things in the video with the diamonds, and I thought, nope, that is a digital zoom, not the 2x or 3x lens.
Hi Justin, I would love to know if you've had any problems with photographing green stones with the new iphone. Mine seems to turn the stones Blue green .
I always had problems with green and red stones on iPhone. I haven’t tried many green ones yet but I’ll let you know. I wish they offered a manual white balance calibration. That would be a game changer for gem photos. You can see it changing like crazy on some of the clips in this video.
Realistically without photoshop to adjust the color, no phone or camera can shoot emerald or ruby. They get confused on the color and you have to manually adjust.
Looks like iphone 8+ doing better job than 13 pro imho in term of natural colors. And over all Of course you can get close with 13 pro but its not looks crisp and accurate in this video . I tagged you on video in fb group where you suggested me this video . What is you opinion on iphone X . ?
I like the phone and the cameras a lot for general use. We’ve been shooting videos of our dog and doing night portraits and they look great. So far I think I’m getting better results on my 8+ but I’m not super worried about that because we also have a camera for gem photos. I look forward to using it more for gem videos and I know already that the next iOS update has a macro on/off button so we might see more performance out of the telephoto or 1x lens. Plus i didn’t explore the digital zoom at all yet to see if it’s usable for closeup but not too close gem shots.
@@JustinKPrim agreed 100 % with you . I am willing to buy any old dslr like nikon 3300 for photo graphy i never have Slr camera before . For videos i will stick to mobile camera i think they are doing better job . Ofcourse mirror less new camera are way better than smartphones in term of videography but those are out of my budget . I hope nikon d3300 will work fine for me . Any suggestions will be grateful for 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
in 2023 I still use Iphone7 to take close up gemstone videos. The result is quite good, I plan to replace my iPhone 7 with a newer iPhone due to battery life problems. I've tried several types of iPhones, from iPhone 13 to 14 pro. But I found that the close up video results are not as good as the iPhone 7 in terms of color, detail and focus. Is there something wrong with my test run?
is switching to wide angle mode will keep the macro mode on? coz the macro is depending on the wide angle lens on iphone 13 pro btw, your videos from iphone 8 seem better than the 13 pro
@@JustinKPrim i am also thinking of buying a iphone 13 pro for gemstone photo shooting, but it seems not that much difference when comparing with an normal iPhone. i am expecting it can show the inclusion inside the gemstone clearly xD
Which phone is good after the iphone 8 plus because nowadays can't find a good condition iphone 8 plus. Some have the screen changed while the others have some other problems.
@@JustinKPrim Sir I'm asking regarding gemstone photography? And if you are also talking about gemstone photography is 12 pro good or 13 pro ? Kindly answer
What is the actual FOV of this lens? How small an object can you capture when you fill the frame with it? The best way to evaluate this is to shoot _a̲s̲ ̲c̲l̲o̲s̲e̲ ̲a̲s̲ ̲p̲o̲s̲s̲i̲b̲l̲e̲_ a metric ruler or better yet, a sheet of GRAPH PAPER with 1x1 mm subdivisions as you can see here @1:34: ua-cam.com/video/NX-_Augr5hw/v-deo.html
Hi Justin , you mentioned it’s better to shoot with video mode and get the pictures from video . I am wondering if you use a 3rd party app for that ? And which do you recommend? Thanks Jacky
Thanks for the video, i would really love to see someone using the iPhone 13 pro on photographing and videoing opal, Im considering upgrading to the 13 pro from a samsung but desperate to know how the camera handles opal.
Thank you so much for this!
in terms of color rendition, I liked the iPhone 8 plus more, but the 13 pro showed itself much better in close scenes
I’m using a macro clip on my iPhone 13, with a ring light
Great video just what I have been think about - how good is the 13 Pro Macro and how does it handles colour? I find my on 12 Pro Max the colour fidelity increases considerably if you shoot in Raw and then develop the image true to the scene or object. I managed a good though not detailed photo of a small brilliant cut pale iolite that showed some colour zoning viewing through the side of the pavilion that my eye didn’t quite see. Otherwise we use extension tubes on our mirrorless Fuji DSLR (not portable when out and about though). Great tip too about the white phone choice. Thanks again.
I think the 12 Pro is better for shooting gems. Its easier to focus and faster. The macro mode in the 13 and 14 doesn't really work well for gems. You have to get so close that it blocks all the light and also it looks more like a microscope photo. highlight all the the inclusions. Im not sure about color handling as I dont take serious gem photos with my phone so never though about it. We use a Nikon z6 with a 103mm lens and then color correct in photoshop. I think you always need to do this with any camera to get an exact perfect color. Red and Green stones need it even more. The iPhones have always been bad at greens, whether an emerald or a hike in the forest.
A lot of the iPhone 8+ shots looked better to me. Better colour and saturation. I find the 13 Pro is great for showing clarity though, inclusions show up more clearly with macro.
I have the same opinion
Totally agreed
Justin the right question and good answers👍. I’m still struggling with my old LG G5 mobile phone and as much as I can take good photos🤪, but for a serious good photo one day I have to buy a DSLR camera💎👍🖖
The iphone 13 pro macro is a huge disappointment when photographing gemstones.
The macro lens washes out so much of the color.
The normal lens focal length is much further away than previous models, so using that lens is tricky too.
I still use my iphone 10 for day to day videos.
Hopefully the 15 is better.
Awesome video, thank you :)
Glad you liked it.
Thank you! Great description great comparison!
Thank you for posting this video! Although I create jewelry from metals (silver, gold, copper, brass and bronze), it was helpful as I am considering purchasing the iphone 13 pro or pro max because I'm overdue for an upgrade and at the same time, both my DSLR camera and my photo editing software are malfunctioning and needing replacement. I'm trying to determine if I can get away w/doing everything w/the iphone 13 pro/max and if not, what I need to accomplish taking photos of my jewelry, editing them and uploading them for ecommerce. One of the questions I still have is whether the photos taken w/the iphone 13 pro/max can be brought to a high enough quality through the editing functions built into the phone. OR, will I need to upload them to a photo editing software/app to bring them to 'postable' quality? If I do need a photo edit software/app, I have no idea which to choose. I was using, and for the most part, was happy w/Picasa 3, which is no longer functioning. I'm not very computer literate, so have found many photo edit softwares bury me w/their abilities that I simply don't need and are way over my head. Thank you again for posting and for any insight you may have on my questions!
For me I usually just edit my photos from my phone on instagram. Plenty of people use their phone for everything. Whatever you have is good enough but for me, who has a nice camera, macro lens, and photoshop, it’s hard for the iPhone to complete though I do like it for gem videos still.
Hi Justin , you mentioned it’s better to shoot with video mode and get the pictures from video .
I am wondering if you use a 3rd party app for that ? And which do you recommend?
Thanks Jacky
Justin excellent video. Thanks. IPhone cameras are excellent. But in any case I prefer more phones on Android. These phones make it possible to use third-party "camera" software, which is more advanced by settings than standard chambers for phones.
Super helpful. I can see the inclusions clearly and have a better understanding of the gem's properties and cut grade. I'm curious to learn your thoughts about the Gem Light Box, if you are familiar with it. Thanks in advance.
I haven’t used any of those light boxes but most of them have the lights on the wrong place for gemstones. I made my own box out of pvc and photography diffusion paper and it works great and was cheap.
Can you pls share me your own pvc box 🙏 @@JustinKPrim
@@NgoHanh-s4y it’s just a cube made of pvc pipes from the hardware store with diffusion paper taped on the sizes with clear shipping tape. Easy.
You must realize that if you choose 2 times zoom or 3 times zoom that the phone doesn’t necessarily select the 2x or 3x zoom lens, but that the phone might select another lens and then zooms digitally.
Yes I’ve learned a lot of tricks since I’ve made this video to workaround some of these issues but still there are a lot of annoying things about this version of iPhone and it’s rare to take a shot through the 3x camera that doesn’t look noticeably degraded in quality.
@@JustinKPrim okay. I thought I made photos of flowers up close (4 inch or 10 cm away) with the 2.5x zoom lens on my iphone 12 pro max. Turns out it uses the main 1x lens for that, and then digitally zooms 2.5 times. I saw you do such things in the video with the diamonds, and I thought, nope, that is a digital zoom, not the 2x or 3x lens.
Hi Justin, I would love to know if you've had any problems with photographing green stones with the new iphone. Mine seems to turn the stones Blue green .
I always had problems with green and red stones on iPhone. I haven’t tried many green ones yet but I’ll let you know. I wish they offered a manual white balance calibration. That would be a game changer for gem photos. You can see it changing like crazy on some of the clips in this video.
Which is best phone for emerald photography?
Realistically without photoshop to adjust the color, no phone or camera can shoot emerald or ruby. They get confused on the color and you have to manually adjust.
I need an upgrade lol 😊
Looks like iphone 8+ doing better job than 13 pro imho in term of natural colors. And over all
Of course you can get close with 13 pro but its not looks crisp and accurate in this video .
I tagged you on video in fb group where you suggested me this video .
What is you opinion on iphone X . ?
I like the phone and the cameras a lot for general use. We’ve been shooting videos of our dog and doing night portraits and they look great. So far I think I’m getting better results on my 8+ but I’m not super worried about that because we also have a camera for gem photos. I look forward to using it more for gem videos and I know already that the next iOS update has a macro on/off button so we might see more performance out of the telephoto or 1x lens. Plus i didn’t explore the digital zoom at all yet to see if it’s usable for closeup but not too close gem shots.
@@JustinKPrim agreed 100 % with you .
I am willing to buy any old dslr like nikon 3300 for photo graphy i never have Slr camera before . For videos i will stick to mobile camera i think they are doing better job .
Ofcourse mirror less new camera are way better than smartphones in term of videography but those are out of my budget .
I hope nikon d3300 will work fine for me .
Any suggestions will be grateful for 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@everdost89 I have a d3300 and the quality looked about the same as the d5600 but the user interface and buttons are more annoying to use.
@@JustinKPrim thanks for letting me know
Also have problematic whole shooting aquamarines stones while shooting with 14pro max not satisfied with end result don’t know how to deal 😊
Easiest way to deal with it is to buy a camera and macro lens. Expensive but the quality is 1000x better than any phone.
@@JustinKPrim thanks will do that
in 2023 I still use Iphone7 to take close up gemstone videos. The result is quite good, I plan to replace my iPhone 7 with a newer iPhone due to battery life problems. I've tried several types of iPhones, from iPhone 13 to 14 pro. But I found that the close up video results are not as good as the iPhone 7 in terms of color, detail and focus. Is there something wrong with my test run?
I still think iPhone 12 Pro is the best one they made so far for gem photos and videos
@@JustinKPrim thanks for sharing, have you compared it with iphone 13 to 14 and pro?
@@marwanlobian yes, with the 13, not the 14. The 14 seems to be exactly the same as the 13 but with the welcome addition of a 2x zoom button.
Thank you very much for this usefull sharing
is switching to wide angle mode will keep the macro mode on?
coz the macro is depending on the wide angle lens on iphone 13 pro
btw, your videos from iphone 8 seem better than the 13 pro
The macro mode overrides whatever lens setting you are on.
@@JustinKPrim i am also thinking of buying a iphone 13 pro for gemstone photo shooting, but it seems not that much difference when comparing with an normal iPhone.
i am expecting it can show the inclusion inside the gemstone clearly xD
Which phone is good after the iphone 8 plus because nowadays can't find a good condition iphone 8 plus. Some have the screen changed while the others have some other problems.
I think iPhone 12 Pro is best for a used phone.
@@JustinKPrim Sir I'm asking regarding gemstone photography? And if you are also talking about gemstone photography is 12 pro good or 13 pro ? Kindly answer
@@sheikhbond8083 yes that’s what I’m talking about. I think the 12pro is the best for gem photo and video.
@@JustinKPrim Thank you
My old iPhone SE is better than 13 pro max . I am really worried.
It’s slightly better now. They worked out a couple of the bugs that make it switch lenses all the time. But still I think the 12 pro is still better
Same can be done by iphone 13 only not pro?
Only pro has the third lens. I’m not sure about macro mode on the iPhone 13
The new phone versus the old phone? You are comparing it with a much older phone XD
What is the actual FOV of this lens? How small an object can you capture when you fill the frame with it? The best way to evaluate this is to shoot _a̲s̲ ̲c̲l̲o̲s̲e̲ ̲a̲s̲ ̲p̲o̲s̲s̲i̲b̲l̲e̲_ a metric ruler or better yet, a sheet of GRAPH PAPER with 1x1 mm subdivisions as you can see here @1:34:
ua-cam.com/video/NX-_Augr5hw/v-deo.html
There are other videos on UA-cam that do that already. This is just about the experience of shooting gems.
No photo without camera !
iPhone 8 wins, colour accuracy cannot be matched
Hi Justin , you mentioned it’s better to shoot with video mode and get the pictures from video .
I am wondering if you use a 3rd party app for that ? And which do you recommend?
Thanks Jacky
No, I just use the built-in Apple photo app
Meaning you screen shot from video ? Thanks
@@JackyHung-b1h while you’re shooting video there is a button to take photos at the same time.
wow😂, was not aware of that, appreciate for the hint.
Loved this video indeed, super informative,
Will try this setting soon.
Thank you once again!
Do you mind if I ask what is the best/ideal setting of the video shooting for your experience? Thanks