> Perhaps there's a solution to many instances of this problem. > Last year I had the good fortune to obtain a Pentax Copy Stand. > The stand can be placed on a table and the camera swung around to > photograph an object the baseboard or table-top height if more > distance is needed between the object and the lens. The object > can be placed on a chair, or bench, a smaller table, or even the > floor, or, if just a little extra space is needed, on the table > top itself, instead of on the copy stand base. Viewing is > relatively simple using a refconverter, and with the refconverter > M or A one can magnify the object in the viewfinder to aid in > critical focusing. The LX FB-1 base with the proper eyepiece is > also a good option here.
Good suggestion, Shel. I also have a Pentax Copy Stand, and find it to be pretty useful. The A* 200/4 Macro can be used on it for 1:1 and for 2:1, for examples, but your suggestion would come into its own for, say, 4:1 with this lens, for which the Copy Stand's vertical support is simply not long enough. Personally, I find the Refconverter A to be a lot more useful for critical focusing than using the FD-1 finder on the FB-1 base or using the FE-1 finder directly on the LX. (Plus, of course, the Refconverter can be used on any Pentax body from the M series or newer.) I used the neat little Ref-A for focusing for a considerable number of macro shots recently, comparing a number of different K-mount macro lenses (see another of my posts in this thread for the list). The Ref-A and the almost identical Ref-M are indeed very useful gadgets. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
