hello, i've been an olympus user for years and have been surfing the web
about 4 years but this is the first time i heard of this service, i'm glad
that i found it!!
i have a question for hans. i have been interested in getting into macro
photography but have been holding off basically from the lack of time to do
it. i was interested in getting the auto macro tube 65-116 but have been
unsure as to which head lens to get. i was wondering how the 50 3.5 or 2.0
macro lenses work with this or even the 90 2.0. is it advisable and what
types of magnifications do i get and what is the resolution compared with
the the more dedicated hear lenses. do you know a good source of information
for this? especially ow that there is this rumor going around about the
price increase, this makes me a little more nervous about making a purchase.
thank you in advance.
francis
VELUWEH@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Lynn wrote:
>
> >Hello everyone.
> >First time posting to this list, but boy am I ever happy that I found
> >it!
> >I've read some of the archives and caught up on some interesting
> >discussions. First, briefly about my OM experience and then a couple of
> >questions. Been an OM-1 owner since 1975 (that makes me a newbie,
> >right?) Right now have three OM-1 bodies, one winder, 24, 50, 100, 135
> >Zuiko lenses, a 300 Vivitar (old and not very sharp anymore, I'm
> afraid)
> > and a Vivitar 75-205 f3.5-4.5 macro zoom that I picked up used in
> >excellent shape for about $100 (U.S.)
> >First, anybody got opinions on the Viv zoom (i.e. sharpness, etc)? I
> >like it but haven't yet used it for any critical work, mostly just fun
> >pics of my kids.
> >Second question. I would like suggestions please on OM lenses for
> nature
> > and wildlife photography. I'm about to buy a bellows for closeup work
> >of flowers and would like hints on which lens(es) would work best. Also
> >I'd like some opinions on really long lenses for bird photos. I've
> >never used really long Zuikos (anything 300mm or over) and would like
> >to know if they are worth the cost. Any ideas on non-Zuiko long lenses?
>
> Tele:
> Sounds like you need a 'new' 300 mm; the Zuiko would be an excellent
> choice. Also try to get the Zuiko 1.4xA teleconverter; this will give
> you an additional 420 mm with the same speed as the Zuiko 400 mm and
> comparable quality, but for far less money. Maybe also the 2xA
> teleconverter. This will still give a reasonable quality, slow speed
> (F9) 600 mm, but the 600 mm Zuiko is probably far out of reach.
> Another, more cost effective, option might be a 500 mm non-Zuiko reflex
> lens, like a Tokina. Less speed, less quality, less money, more mm.
>
> Macro:
> Unless you're going 'inside' the flowers you don't need a bellows; the
> 50 mm/F3.5 macro already brings you half-lifesize (1:2) magnification.
> In the lifesize (1:1) area, the 80mm macro combined with bellows
> performs best. When you want to shoot the interior of the flowers the
> 38mm macro head + bellows will give you up to 6:1 ratios. Beyond that
> there's the 20 mm macro head that provides up to 12:1. For outdoor
> shots of insects the 135 mm macro combined with the macro tube is most
> practical (more portable, allows longer distances).
>
> Hans.
>
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