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Using SMC-1?

Started Nov 10, 2021 | Discussions thread
Barmaglot_07 Contributing Member • Posts: 633
Re: Using SMC-1?

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

I never did use the dome, and the few times I tried the macro I couldn't get anything in focus. Probably because the shooting distance was much much smaller than anticipated.

I worry the same issue could happen with an SMC-1 - so specialized I may never use it, or just ends up so specialized as to be rarely used.

I don't have an SMC-1, but I do use a Weefine WFL05S (+13) with a Sony 90mm, and the working distance is very close. You may want to run this experiment: take your camera and 105mm lens, set it to manual focus and rotate the focus ring to minimum focus distance, then put it in the housing, attach the diopter, and keep moving it towards a sample target until it comes into focus - that, in effect, is your working distance.

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