Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/29
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When I shoot close up (down to 1:1), for me nothing comes close to the 100
Apo Macro R lens. I do much of this work for scientific purposes
(publication, presentation etc.) Much of it is surgical in nature, or
research shots of animals with implants. I did some for a poster
presentation where 11 x 14's were used of mice head shots with a small
implant on top of their head, about as big as a pin head; but the whole head
ears to nose needed to be shown, with a 'happy' looking animal (the process
was not that invasive, and the animals were fine after it was over - and
remained that way as far as I know!). The company that sold the device
wished to portray how small it was, and that it was the first of it's kind
to be that tiny. Many people REFUSED to believe that they were mice --
thought rats instead - because the photographs were so good :-) That made me
a pretty happy 100 Apo user (but we're talking scientists here, not photo
critics, so a grain of salt should be taken with this ;-)
Ed
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