I got my wifey a nikon D80 camera with a 18-135 dx lens for Christmas. Also so i can use it and take pics of car parts for my website.
I am using it for mostly lots of small parts. but the closest i can get the camera is about 2ft. I can leave it on auto because it does not take a pic so i just manual focus it. And i turn the zoom as far as it goes. Is there any lenses i should use that i can use to get the items native bigger. I know i can crop the extra space out but i am trying to keep my items as big as possible and as much res so it will work better for the catalog thats being worked on.