60mm performance
Resoman wrote:
I bought a used 50mm f2.4 a few years ago, and it's always worked fine. I'm embarking on a project where I'll be copying b/w negatives and will be using the lens near its closest focus distance.
My results today weren't encouraging: good sharpness in the center, poor at the edges. I put my extension tubes on my 50mm f2 and got results that were just as good, but not any better.
I'm pretty familiar with copy work; I spent thirty years as an art museum photographer and realize the importance of alignment in an application like mine.
I"m wondering if my copy of the 60mm isn't quite right. Has anyone on the forum used the 60 in the kind of application I'm describing? How did it do?
Ok, I have the same lenses and extension rings and based on my experience the 60mm macro with the extension rings can definitely focus closer to your subject and achieve a higher magnification ratio. Regarding sharpness at corners I think my 50mm/f2 is a bit better, but for macro the 60/2.4 with the extension rings is definitely better.
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