My recent PESOs of the red roses from the benefit gala was really a learning exercise.
I have had the 35mm f2.8 macro limited for a couple of months, but I have used it almost exclusively outdoors and most often hand held. I wanted to practice using it as a macro near its minimum focus length and indoors on a tripod or stand. To do this, I pulled out something I had not used for quite a while, a compact kit call a "Deluxe Tabletop Photo Studio." One of the reasons I brought it out was that I wanted a nice background, and I remembered that it had cloth backgrounds in black, white, grey and a blue I really like (the blue in my first rose PESO). Since it is quite expensive,l I thought some here might want to see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Avenue-82-55614-Deluxe-Studio/dp/B0027OUOVW/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1411758297&sr=8-14&keywords=table+top+photography+studio It is on sale on one site, even cheaper than when I purchased mine: http://www.colonialmedical.com/deluxe-tabletop-photo-studio-P-4968.html&ref=shopping.google.com It is not the answer to all macro work, but it can be useful in certain circumstances. Here are some similar kits on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=table+top+photography+studio&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=40093776127&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5141912078824797628&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8hlekrozxk_b REMEBER, HOWEVER, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ON AMAZON.COM INSTEAD, GO TO AMAZON SMILE, AND HELP YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY WHEN YOU BUY: http://smile.amazon.com/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
