A frame filling shot of a 5" subject is hardly macro work. Tubes, bellows, etc wouldn't be neccesary. Either of your zooms should cover it. Just shoot wide open to limit DOF.
Christian On Thursday 23 May 2002 14:54, steven gilson wrote: > I need advice on how to severly limit DOF for macro work. I realize that > most (all?) macro equipment tends to reduce DOF. I want to limit the sharp > area to a few millimeters on a (35mm) frame filling shot of a 5 inch > subject. What is the best set up for this? Tubes, reversing ring, close-up > filters, dedicated macro lens? > > I have no true macro equipment now so I will be buying whatever it is that > I need so cost is a factor. I do have a 35-105/3.5 and 80-200/4 "macro" > zooms plus 28/2.8, 50/1.4, 135/3.5 and 200/3.5 primes if any of these can > be worked to the set up. > > Thanks in advance for all replies > Steven. - 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 .
