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Re: [OM] Ways to go macro

Subject: Re: [OM] Ways to go macro
From: Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:37:31 -0700
> Also worth considering are the Minolta 2 element,
> close up lenses that screw into the lens like a
> filter. I don,t know about availability in the UK but
> B&H Photo in NYC still lists them on their website.
> They are listed as #0, #1 and #2 @ $30ea. I have the
> #2 (with a focal length of about 250mm) and it will,
> with a 50mm lens get as close as 1:3 with a working
> distance of about 130mm from subject to front of lens.
> I have used mine for a varity of subjects and at f8 to
> f 11 the difintiion seems to be quite good.

I've used the filter type close up lenses with a standard 135/3.5 with
decent results. The problem was that the depth of field seemed very
short. It was difficult to get an entire butterfly in focus for example.

Mike

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