ralfstinson wrote:
Why photograph it close? As written before, the person wants a true to life size photograph and only one plane (perpendicular to the shooting axis) can be true to size, and to minimize the size change (close larger and far smaller), as written before, a telephoto lens will minimize this distortion. Exact 6x8 print is not important, matching the items dimensions as true as possible is the goal.
He was asking to get the photo sized as he wanted with no details as to what he was shooting. A generic question can only get a generic answer. I cannot make assumptions and then steer someone down a wrong path as so many do.