Re: Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-17 Thread mike wilson
On 17/07/2011 00:38, Leon Altoff wrote: I need a high resolution ruler. Any decent engineer's 6 rule should have a bunch of 1/64ths on. Some school suppliers sell filmstrips of microscope eyepiece graticules. About 1cm divided into 100. If you are really stuck, I could put one in the

Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-16 Thread Darren Addy
Two questions: Forgive my ignorance, but is there a formula or table somewhere telling me what sort of minimum focus distances can be achieved with different Takumars with the various Pentax extension tubes, or does one simply have to experiment? Seems like somewhere there should be someone who

Re: Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
You know about this site don't you. http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/normal/index.html It has minimum distances for Pentax k-mount lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Two questions: Forgive my ignorance, but is there a formula

Re: Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-16 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:03:47PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: Two questions: Forgive my ignorance, but is there a formula or table somewhere telling me what sort of minimum focus distances can be achieved with different Takumars with the various Pentax extension tubes, or does one simply have

Re: Minimum focus distance DOF relative to extension (tubes)?

2011-07-16 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Darren, When doing macro I've always found that magnification is more important than minimum focusing distance. I usually set up a combination and photograph a ruler and while I'm at it measure the distance between the front of the lens and the subject just for good measure so I know what I