Debusti Paolo
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Does anybody used a swc for macro?
david b
film shooter
I haven't tried it yet but do have close up filters for my 905
Debusti Paolo
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I've listened that some prosn use it for close-up or reproductions....I wanted to see some pics...sure they use the ground-glass...
BTMarcais
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not exactly what your looking for but...
used one briefly for photographing antique maps. worked fine on film, but when we put a digital back on (scanning back, covered the full 6x6 frame), there was too much color shift and fall off on the edges of the frame, so we ended up switching systems.
as far as the ground glass goes...we used it to set up the camera once, and marked off setting on the rail of the copy stand for focus points/map size, etc. It was for a collection of tens-of-thousands of maps, so we needed the fastest way of setting up and shooting.
ended up switching to a 4ft wide scanner for the project
used one briefly for photographing antique maps. worked fine on film, but when we put a digital back on (scanning back, covered the full 6x6 frame), there was too much color shift and fall off on the edges of the frame, so we ended up switching systems.
as far as the ground glass goes...we used it to set up the camera once, and marked off setting on the rail of the copy stand for focus points/map size, etc. It was for a collection of tens-of-thousands of maps, so we needed the fastest way of setting up and shooting.
ended up switching to a 4ft wide scanner for the project
Debusti Paolo
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Do you have some film pics to show?
BTMarcais
Well-known
No, sorry, I don't work there anymore. It was for a gallery specializing in antique maps and prints, they have all the images. Also tried a hasselblad w/ longer lenses, but the 120 makro was too long for the space we were working with, and the 60 didn't have the corner to corner sharpness we needed, also at a little bit of distortion. I've definitely heard good things about using SWC for copy work, but it has issues with digital because of the oblique angle of the light hitting the sensor. (same reason the M8 has tilted microlenses...)