On 12/27/2015 3:15 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. Now I know I don't have to wait for the E-M1
Mk II. Neither do I have any reason for further procrastination. :-)
I didn't use the bellows. With 50/3.5 mounted, the minimum extension
doesn't allow focus with the full frame covered. I could put the lens
directly on the camera, camera on the Focusing Stage and replace the
bellows with that set-up. Unfortunately, as you've pointed out before
for other cameras, base plate to lens center distances vary, while the
macro rail and all its accessories are set for the OM distance.
It's not easy to measure this parameter. The OM and OMDs are close, but
it looks like the OMD distance may be slightly greater. If so, a simple
shim won't work. :-( For film copying, though, a tiny difference might
not matter. One would have to test it.
It all seemed to complicated to me for a simple test. I just mounted the
E-M5 II on a Macrophoto Stand with Extension Bar (Thanks Bill!), laid my
4x5 light table on the stage and a slide on the light. With an overlay
for the light with stops for the slide, it wouldn't be a bad production
set-up, much like what CH did, but with continuous light, rather than
flash. Flash gets tricky with the HR Mode, at eight flashes per frame.
The camera does allow setting a delay for flash recycling, but - too
much stuff ... too much time.
Easy Way Moose