Re: Macro competition final reminder
- From: "Jonathan" <Jonathan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:28:43 -0400
ASAAR wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:50:29 -0400, Jonathan wrote:
Thank you very much. You have given me much information to learn
more about. It sounds like fun and will keep me busy for some time.
I have a wide open budget so I will be spending more time than money
in the beginning. I have in the past spent more than I had to in
order to find out that I had over purchased but what you have
supplied here will no doubt save me both time and money. Money is
much easier to come by than time so I am grateful for this insight
you have provided. It is about time I updated my old Nikon D100 any
way. I guess it's time for the D200 at least. I have been eyeballing
that macro flash I see all the time on CSI even though I know they
only use it to look cool. My SB800 has been fine so far but I can
see macro is a totally new game.
I tried using and SB-800 with a 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor on a D50
to make copies of some old, small prints the other day. Despite
diffusing the flash, there were too many tiny bright dots on the
surface of some pictures due to the texture of the original prints
not being as flat and smooth as they appeared. Not using the flash
solved the problem completely (2 sec. @ f/7.1 exposure), and this
may work for you if you're not taking pictures of moving things.
The sharpness produced by the lens was much more than necessary, as
the detail of the reproduced images wasn't as great as the detail of
the paper holding the images. :)
That sounds like a job for a scanner anyway. I have never had good luck
with a flash with prints and paintings hanging on the wall. Sometimes a long
exposure is all it takes.
.
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