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Yes, you're missing it.  Lots of noise.  Also shallow DOF

Yeah I don't see noise in that image, but I also don't like perfectly smooth noiseless images. I just checked and its ISO 500 and f 2.8. Next time I do food shots, I'll try a different setup for here. I have an old plug in that reduces noise I haven't used in years, so maybe I should try running it. I shot these on my micro 4/3s because the dslr was killing my back and neck for these small setups. It's all for my blog and insta, so I felt like the nikon was over kill. I'm not going to wear myself out over 25 cent downloads, but I thought it might be worth it to see about bulking up my account. I'm still active after all this time. Thanks for the feedback!

A good tripod makes life MUCH easier for shooting objects.

I have a professional tripod. This set up is on the floor of my garage so I have to get on the ground for the pictures. I have that way to do flat lays. I have a heavy duty arm on my Bogen to do those. I don't have a table to get it up off the ground. I laid the tiles on the concrete and use natural light when the garage door is open to light the scene. I guess a mini like a gorilla pod would work with this itty bitty Micro 4/3s camera. I probably need that anyway to shoot some video I have planned. 

Thanks!