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Re: [OM] 200mm f4, good or not??

Subject: Re: [OM] 200mm f4, good or not??
From: Tatu Laitinen <tatul@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:10:58
Hi everybody,
Thanks for your answers

I know that 200mm lens is not a macro lens and that it doesn´t focus close 
enough for flower close-ups. I was thinking about using it with a little 
extension so that I could go to 1:2-1:5 scale. 

DOF is the same in all focal lenghts, its the magnification that counts. But 
because Im shooting with extensions the DOF is going to be narrower than 
normally. (or is it????) 

The reason why Im interested of the 200mm is its narrower angle. I think that 
its much easier to get out of focus backgrounds with 200mm than 90mm lens. 
using a narrow angle lens,  I could close down the aperture and sweep the 
background for a nice and smooth spot. So the 200mm might be handy in places 
where there is lots of vegetation behind the subject!!  

One way is to give some fill flash to subject so that the background gets 
darker, but I prefer to use natural light.

  


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