John, On film, it was the A100/2.8 Macro. I guess the DFA100 Macro is too long for you on digital. How about a 50 Macro? Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:29 PM, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on photographing some artwork for my boss, and could use a > little advice. What's the best lens (or focal length) for shooting flat > art? > > The pieces are framed collages, similar in depth and texture to a very > thick oil painting. There is glass over each one, and they range from > 8x10 to (best guess) 20x30, with some very odd sizes in there too. > > So far I've tried my FA50 1.4 and A50 1.2 with my K10D. I seem to get > better results with the A50 (slightly sharper than the FA, and a little > less barrel distortion). I thought about using a DFA100 macro, but I'd > have to stand half a mile away to get everything in frame for some of > the larger pieces. > > While I can work with the results I'm getting, I'm wondering if there > are better options out there. What lens would you use for shooting flat > art? > > Thanks, > John > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
