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Re: [OM] Bellows usage with several lenses

Subject: Re: [OM] Bellows usage with several lenses
From: Jim Couch <spknsprkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 12:39:32 -0800
Olaf,

Try the teles both ways, but I seem to rember reading somewhere that you tend 
to get
better results with non-macro lenses is you reverse them, even with bellows 
use. It is
failry easy to do this with the Oly bellows.

Jim Couch

Olaf Greve wrote:

> Secondly, I was wondering which non-macro lenses can successfully be used on
> the bellows, and what their advantages might be. In particular, I have the
> 100/2 and the 135/2.8 in mind, for being able to get a bit more distance
> between the lens and the subject (insects!) than would be possible with a
> 50/3.5. So, what I'm especially interested in, is finding out how well these
> two lenses can be used in such a way. Up to what magnifications will this
> work well? What are potential pitfalls? Etc. I would expect the 100/2 to do
> a pretty good job in this type of set-up, but perhaps also the 135/2.8 could
> be interesting.


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