Tim's macro needs

[P3D Jamie Drouin <jdrouin@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

     I use both an FM2 with the 60mm macro AND the converted Nimslo for
close-up work, and as John suggested, it really depends on your subject
(whether it's moving or not...or frozen stiff!;-).

     The Nikon will, by far, give you the most control over exposure,
stereobase, and framing precision.  Unfortunately, it is not always easy to
carry around a tri-pod, slide-bar, and camera.  This is where the
converted Nimslo (known as the Teco-Nimslo) comes in handy.

     The Teco-Nimslo is auto exposure and oversides to f5.6 when you attach
a flash.  This can be quite annoying in macro work, where you want as much
DOF as possible.  It works quite well, of course, without a flash in bright
sunlight.  I've made a few further modifications to my Teco, such as
correcting the exposure, which I found was underexposing by one stop
(consistantly), by adding frosted tape over the sensor (took two
hole-punched layers of frosted tape to make the camera think things are
darker by one stop, therefore now opens to a proper f stop).  I also made a
device that shows my the exact plane of focus with the 6" close-ups.  This,
for me, is a must...I can send you the design as an email attachment if you
like.  At the moment I'm working on a way to override the flash mode to
consistantly give me f22 with flash.

       If you need more help let me know.


                                                     :-)jamie.

Jamie Drouin (jdrouin@xxxxxxxx)
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