Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekid!jerryp From: jerryp@tekid.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: Query on best lens Message-ID: <1273@tekid.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Jun-83 10:12:43 EDT Article-I.D.: tekid.1273 Posted: Thu Jun 9 10:12:43 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jun-83 23:04:56 EDT References: ihldt.1665 Lines: 19 To shoot very small things, you'll want a tripod... to keep your camera steady. If you're using a tripod, that means that time exposures shouldn't be a problem (as long as you use a cable release for your shutter). So, instead of buying a fancy lens, try some extension tubes with your normal lens. They fit between the camera body and your lens. You'll have to use a longer exposure time, but if you have an SLR camera, the built-in light meter will take care of that. Some of the new zoom/macro lenses aren't bad... but I wonder if you can find one that'll give you the magnification you need, and sharpness as good as extension tubes, without spending hundreds of $$$. --Jerry Peek D.S. 39-285; Tektronix, Inc.; P.O. Box 500; Beaverton, OR 97077 503/627-3124 uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,chico,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!tekid!jerryp CSnet: tekid!jerryp@tektronix ARPA: tekid!jerryp.tektronix@rand-relay