Re: Which camera is best for close-up?

[P3D George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Norm Lehfeldt wrote
> 
> If you are going to use a slide bar, a Realist with the double
> exposure adaptation is perfectly suitable for close-ups.
> Calculate the interocular distance and then make a double exposure,
> covering one lens each time and sliding the camera appropriately.
> You are going to be sliding the camera in such a way as to reduce 
> the interocular distance.
> 
> This has the advantage of producing full-Realist-frame close-ups 
> that are compatible with all of your other Realist slides.
> 
> Norm Lehfeldt
> 
> 
I wrote
> >
> >If the flowers can be brought indoors, you might also consider
> >a slide bar and an SLR with macro lens.

I had had my heart set on getting a Realist just so I could do
what Norm suggests. However, since I built my slide bar the
advantage of a Minolta Maxxum 700si with 50 mm macro lens seems
overwhelming.
Advantages: Auto focus, auto exposure, focus from infinity to 1:1
Disadvantages: Lose 6 perfs per stereo pair, can't get Kodak to
mount the slides.

The Teco-Nimslo works for something that moves, like a bee in the
flower, or a flower in a slight breeze. Incidentally, I don't have
a Teco-Nimslo, but I do have a Teco closeup lens for my un-modified 
Nimslo. Works pretty well, except that it wastes 10 perfs for every
stereo pair. I'll splurge and get a Teco-Nimslo when I decide I'm
taking enough close-ups that I would save money by getting one.

George Gioumousis


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