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Re: [OM] Lens for copy work

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens for copy work
From: "Jamie Costello" <jcostel1168@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 23:43:12 -0500
From: "John Robison"


> Why are you copying onto a B&W slide material? Are the
> originals B&W? If so, as long as you use daylight as
> an illumination source a daylight balanced color slide
> film should produce reasonably accurate copies of the
> originals if the exposure is accurate. I would suggest
> you bracket. A standard 50mm 1.8 can focus to about
> 1:7, with a +2 close up lens you can reach 1:4, close
> enough to copy a 4X6 in. print. The downside of this
> inexpensive approach is marginal edge and corner
> sharpness and excessive pincusion distortion, but if
> you stop down to f11 or f16 you might get away with
> it.           John Robison

John, the originals are all B&W, hence the T-Max/Scala preference.  Not
knowing what I'd use for lighting made me want to "punt" on the color
balance question.  I'll think I'll try a couple your way and see if it
works.  Thanks.

Jamie
Fort Myers, FL



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