Re: Realist Close-ups

[bercov@xxxxxxxxxx (John Bercovitz)]

>     How would I go about taking close-up pictures (flowers, etc.) with my
>     Realist 3.5?  Would it be better to use my Nimslo since I could pick
>     two of the lenses that are close together?  I assume either way I
>     would need some sort of lens attachment.  I have no idea how to do
>     this, as I know very little about photography.  Please help.
 
You'll do better with your Nimslo or with a slide bar and an SLR.  To do
it with a Nimslo, find a lens large enough to cover the two center lenses,
a lens that has a focal length about equal to the distance from the lens 
to the subject.  To do it with a slide bar, you just need a still subject
and a lens that will focus close enough.  If it won't focus close enough
on its own, there are extension tubes which will allow it to do the job.
With an SLR there is so much width you don't have to worry about window.
You just cut off the excess.
 
John B


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