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Dec 19, 2017 11:47:39 #
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
I have been seriously considering the 100 IS Macro lens as my next lens acquisition. I would enjoy the macro capabilities and have some Kodachrome 64 slides from the 70s-90s that I would like to shoot and have as digital images. The 100mm would be covered by my 70-200 but it would have the FOV 130mm lens on my 1.3 crop factor 1D MKIII. Maybe this winter...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Is there an MFD consideration on the 70-200 given you want to shoot slides? Or would you get as close as possible and then crop the result?
(Assuming you dont get the 100 macro)
Dec 19, 2017 12:50:40 #
I am not sure what MFD is but my though is that I can get a nearly 20mp image of the slide with a 1:1 macro lens. I have some extension tubes that I could play with but it just seems to me that a true macro lens would be able to focus closer than the 70-200 and avoid any cropping. I would also just like to get into some more macro shooting too...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
crazydaddio wrote:
Is there an MFD consideration on the 70-200 given you want to shoot slides? Or would you get as close as possible and then crop the result?
(Assuming you dont get the 100 macro)
(Assuming you dont get the 100 macro)
Dec 19, 2017 12:56:23 #
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
I am not sure what MFD is but my though is that I can get a nearly 20mp image of the slide with a 1:1 macro lens. I have some extension tubes that I could play with but it just seems to me that a true macro lens would be able to focus closer than the 70-200 and avoid any cropping. I would also just like to get into some more macro shooting too...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
MFD on the 100 is about 12" whereas the 70-200 is 3 feet if I am not mistaken. I have found if you manual focus, you can squeeze a little tighter than 12" with the 100L Macro.
Dec 19, 2017 13:32:51 #
MFD with my 70-200 is 3.9 feet but the magnification is only 1:5. But I have focused as close as a foot IIRC with extension tubes attached...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Dec 19, 2017 13:39:39 #
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
MFD with my 70-200 is 3.9 feet but the magnification is only 1:5. But I have focused as close as a foot IIRC with extension tubes attached...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
I stand corrected. Thanks, I hadn't realized you could shorten MFD to that degree with extension tubes Todd.
Dec 19, 2017 13:41:23 #
It has been a while but I believe it was in the 12-15 inches range. I may have to pull it out again and see how close I can get it again... I may have been using all the tubes together too...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Haydon wrote:
I stand corrected. Thanks, I hadn't realized you could shorten MFD to that degree with extension tubes Todd.
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