On 10/31/2010 10:30 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:
> If you are getting up close and personal, the 80mm Zuiko macro would be an
> obvious choice to consider but again f4.
Check, got it. But I never seem to think of it for anything but fixed, tripod
work with bellows. Note to self ...
> The Tamron SP 35-80mm specs a close focus of 1:2.5 at 80mm but also f3.8.
> http://www.adaptall-2.org/lenses/01A.html
Check. Nice, sharp lens that gets pretty close, and at the right end of the
zoom range. I think all of these but the IT8
target are with this Tammy, but I might be wrong about the first two.*
> The 85mm f2 with an extension tube or front diopter lens might be your best
> choice. Olympus made some pretty good close up lenses for their iS series
> cameras.
> http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif/is-series/is-series.htm#iS/L_Macro_Converters
I have the A-Macro and B-Macro. Their two element, achromatic design is
superior to Oly's own single element close-up
lenses for OM and generic close-up lenses, but I would go with extensions,
given the choice.
Moose
* Note the good excuse to show again my oft posted color profiling link, to tie
in with my last posts. :-)
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