Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have done a lot of macro on flowers and can recommend the Nikon with ring flash. If you don't want or use flash try to get the 200mm micro nikkor the extra distance from the subject allows much more light and enables much better frame filling and better DOF. I found manual focus is much better for macro work as you can choose the critical point of focus which is not always in the centre of the frame. - --- Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com> wrote: > >(snip) . . . I have things narrowed down to an R8, > an F3 which comes > >with some great glassware, or a new EOS body with a > 28 to 70 f2.8 L > >lens. I need an SLR because I do a lot of close ups > of flowers. (I've > >heard, by the way, that the Leica 60mm macro is a > hell of a lens.) > > dear sweet jesus don't buy the r8 if that's all you > want to do. you can > buy an f3 for $300 and a 50mm 3.5 macro + the 1:1 > adapter for $150 and > spend the rest on a used m6 and some focusing rails > for your bogen. but if > you're looking for a general purpose SLR for macro > and other work > (birthday parties, vacations, whatever else it is > that the LUG > photographs) the EOS you mention will kick the > respective butts of either > of those other cameras. just, PLEASE make sure that > whenever you're > walking around with that canon around your neck you > have an M6 over your > shoulder so that we don't need to push you into > traffic. > > kc > > p.s. when metering your macro photos, use your > gossen luna pro or a grey > card, that's better than using the internal meter in > any of the cameras > you mention on a closeup of a flower. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie