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Re: [OM] Color... At last!

Subject: Re: [OM] Color... At last!
From: Mike Gordon via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:44:05 -0500
Cc: usher99@xxxxxxx
Great post--nice summary Moose!

<<<Holding the A-Macro and P02 side by side as magnifiers, the P02 is clearly 
stronger. I'd guess at least +3. Remember, if you tried to compute backward 
from the 25 or 45/1.8 numbers in the specs., that these lenses are shorter FL 
at close focus. I'll try to remember to use an <<<infinity target (El Sol) 
tomorrow to get a better number.** 

Hah, someone else did exactly that and back calculated with that error--that is 
where I got it but did not list 1.5 as definitive --but clearly not correct due 
to FL shortening as confirmed by your observation. 
I recall John Shaw only uses 500D--he had some mag covers, book cover images as 
well as other published images using it  so plenty of quality is possible with 
good technique.  
Stopping down a fair amount is typically necessary to avoid aberrations----I 
recall the bokeh is generally  quite good in very many combinations.  Not sure 
why that might be. 

I see JS has a relatively recent book---John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature 
Photography.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0770434983/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

Seems nicely updated but from a quick look of sample pages though think I like 
his first book's  full explanation of the basics.  Doubt he explains manual 
macro fill flash as well  ;-)

He seems to use a fair amount of fill flash even with boyds at a distance.   
Anyone buy it and/or have an opinion?

Mike
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