Wayne,
Did you really mean that you're using the big, white 180/2 for macro shots?
That would be a little overkill, wouldn't it?
Skip
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Subject: [OM] Re: D1x digital; E-1 and macro
From: W Shumaker <om4t@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:45:10 -0400
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>I was worried about the bulk of the E-1 when I first held it. If the
>last camera in your hand was an OM, it feels thick, but it is more
>comfortable to hold than an OM-4t with 35-80/2.8 attached. The bag with
>E-1, 14-54 and 50-200 lenses weights about the same as the OM-4t bag
>with 35-80/2.8 and your choice of a few other nice lenses such as 90/2,
>180/2.8, 24/2.8, 100/2, ... Add the 25mm extension tube to the E-1 and
>you have a comfortable system, covering 28-400mm plus macro
>(equivalent).
>
>I believe more can be done for the macro end of things in the E-1. The
>OM fourthirds adapter is still needed. 50mm macro just does not have
>the working distance I need. To get some working distance with the E-1,
>the 25mm extension + 50-200 gives the following:
>
> focal | shooting range | magnification | 35mm equivalent
> length
>
> 50 mm | 27.6 cm - 28.0 cm | 0.48 - 0.49 X | (0.96 - 0.98 X)
> 135 mm | 48.9 cm - 53.9 cm | 0.25 - 0.32 X | (0.5 - 0.64 X)
> 200 mm | 88.5 cm - 195.9 cm | 0.12 - 0.35 X | (0.24 - 0.7 X)
>
>So, at 200mm you get the best working distance. The longest working
>distance in the OM would be the 135mm. The 135mm macro on telescoping
>extension gives 0.43X, which would be about 0.8x on the E-1. I suspect
>at close focus the 50-200 at 200mm focal length is probably closer to
>150mm in focal length due to internal focusing.
>
>I still like the OM with 180/2 lens, 25-50mm extension + 1.4x for some
>working distance macro. Or even the 200mm on extension.
>
>Wayne
>
>At 03:12 AM 7/23/2004, you wrote:
>
>>I played around a bit with a Nikon D1x digital at work today. What a
>>tank! Way heavy, and awkward, and did I say *way* heavy? Sheesh. That
>>thing should come with a carpal tunnel health insurance policy rider. In
>>fact, I found its weight so distracting that I never could get
>>comfortable with it even to the point of manipulating controls without
>>lowering the camera from my eye--I kept feeling like any false move
>>would result in it making a quick trip to the floor.
>>
>>Someone please tell me that an E-1 (which I still haven't gotten my
>>grubby little paws on yet) is much lighter.
>>
>>---
>>Scott Gomez
>
>
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