Gene Mayeda wrote:
>
> Does anyone use their surplus 50mm lenses as magnifiers? I've read that
> they are better than most plastic magnifiers sold for less.
Gene
I wouldn't use anything else. I use a 50mm 1.8 for viewing all my
trannies. Stick your eye where the camera body should be and hey presto -
a cracking lupe. If it looks sharp through this then it IS sharp.
John.
> Chung, Stephen (D&B Telecom) wrote:
> >
> > The extraordinarily perceptive Carl Turner wrote:
> >
> > >First someone offers you a 50mm/f1.8 and
> > >>you take it because of peer pressure.Then you find another one that's
> > >>only 5
> > >>bucks and you get it too. Later you find a really beat up OM-1 thats been
> > >>bumper dragged that the guy wants $175 for but it has that mint condition
> > >>50/1.8 on it so you fork over the green. After a while you come home from
> > >>camera shows and you find loose 50/1.8s in your bag that you don't even
> > >>remember buying. Of course you have to tell lies to your family about it
> > >>and
> > >>hide all of your 50/1.8's in boxes stashed under the house in the crawl
> > >>space.
> > >>When you come up short at the end of the month trying to make the mortgage
> > >>payment because you've just called a Shutterbug vendor and ordered up an
> > >>Ex++
> > >>50/1.8 with "slight cleaning marks" that doesn't even have a back cap,
> > >>well,
> > >>then you know you're in trouble.....
> >
> > That is so close to the truth it's not funny, only I hide my 50mm f1.8's
> > under the couch in the lounge room giving me quick access to them when I
> > take them out after everyone's asleep and play building blocks with
> > >them.
> > >
> > Anyway, I was in town today to make the final payment on a T32 on hold
> > since last year. While doing the rounds of the local camera stores, I
> > spotted a Pen-EES for $69 which at current exchange rates makes that
> > $45US, body only, looks quite good externally, I did not handle it, 30
> > day warranty. It reminded me of the song about that doggy in the window
> > - cute and yet kinda sad. Its not something I could use but if anyone
> > is interested here are the contact details.
> >
> > Michaels Camera and Video
> > Ph 613 9670 0241
> > fax 613 9600 0898
> > e-mail Info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Regards
> > >S.C.
>
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