----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders Hultman" Subject: Re: 50 or 100 mm
> William Robb: > > >Through the magic of thread drift, we have lost track of one of the > >original poster's parameters, which was maximum magnification on a > >bellows. > >For this, the 50 will be the better choice, since it will give more > >magnification than the 100 at any given extension. > > You mean if I both use the built-in macro capabilities *and* a bellows too? Yes. > > Mostly, 1:1 is what I want, actually, or else many things I shoot > won't fit in the frame anymore, but it's good to have the option to > magnify more. With my current setup I can go to slightly less than > 3:1. If you want bigger than 1;1 you should be reversing the lens anyway. William Robb
