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60mm performance

Started Feb 13, 2020 | Discussions thread
Rod McD Veteran Member • Posts: 8,589
Re: 60mm performance

Hi,

I can't tell from your OP - were you using the 60mm with or without an extension tube?

My experience with the 60mm is that it gives a flat field and good resolution to 1:2 at MFD without accessories, particularly at middle apertures.

My experience is that this changes if you mount the 60mm on extension tube(s) to get magnifications higher than 1:2.  Yes the outer image gets softer.  The center remains sharp, but the outer image becomes soft by the time you add enough extension to get to 1:1.  This doesn't matter so much for subjects like bugs where the corners may not matter.  It matters a lot for planar subjects like stamps, bank notes, engravings, slides and negatives.

If I use my old Minolta MD 100/4 with it's matched 1:1 tube as an alternative to the 60mm with the two Fuji tubes to get to 1:1, it's sharp across the frame where the 60mm with both Fuji tubes is soft in the outer image area.

Don't know if that helps.....

Regards, Rod

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