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Subject: [OM] Re: Ultimate cheap macro -- take 2 (much cheaper, even more macro-y)
From: Dan Mitchell <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:06:25 -0600
Jay Drew wrote:
> HAND HELD????  -- Even after giving up coffee I couldn't do that.  With steady
> hands like that we need to sign you up for the Olympic shooting team - Oly
> division of course.

  Ah, but that's another trick -- the front corner of camera is sitting 
on the ground, so I just have to get the angle right and slide the 
subject into view. This doesn't give me as many options for angle of 
composition as a real setup would, but it's a heck of a lot easier. 
(and, again, flash covers up a multitude of shaky hands).

> Finding the center is easy, hardware stores sell the beasties to do that.
> Drilling the hole - I started small then used a hand reamer.

  Turns out that the lens I needed takes exactly 5/8" hole, so I used a 
spade bit, slowly, and with some wincing at the horrible noises it made 
as it's really intended for wood.

  -- dan

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