At those subject sizes it seems to me that he needs a low power microscope, something like those that were, and maybe still are, used to examine mineral samples. (I can't remember the name, but it was descriptive IIRC). Your friend could then attach the camera to that using a microscope adapter.
Leon Altoff wrote: > Hi all > > I have a friend who has a Canon 300D and I would like to try to help him > improve his macro photos of really small objects - down to approximately > 3mm in length. > > He currently has a Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro and a Canon ring flash. The > problem is that the subject - generally live marine animals in about 1cm > of water - in the resulting images is not large enough to blow up to a > usable size. > > I'm willing to take Canon specific suggestions as well as general macro > suggestions, but I don't know what is available for Canons in terms of > macro equipment, and it needs to work with his ring flash. I'll even > accept the address of another forum dealing with Canon macro photography > (Is there one?) or suggestion from Cotty on how to graft good Pentax > optics on to the Canon body. > > All help from those who tread the dark path (and I know you are out > there) will be greatfully accepted. > > -- cognoscenti: "Those who know" cognesnotty: The stringy material that forms in the nasal passages of "Those who know." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
