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Using SMC-1?

Started Nov 10, 2021 | Discussions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: Using SMC-1?

Barmaglot_07 wrote:

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

2-4 inch working range is ... tough to work with.

It's actually quite a lot. My WFL05S gives me less than two inches.

Are you hovering with the rig or using some sort of support/stabilizer?

I'd like to try shooting Wire Shrimp, and finding them and focusing on them in that close will be a challenge.

I generally don't get 2 inches close.  I crop shamelessly!   For me, a 150mm lens would probably work best as I then fill the frame much more often.  I tried using a 1.4TC on my 105vr, and while it worked as intended, I didn't like the small loss of sharpness, or the loss in autofocus speed.  I don't think it gave me more magnification, just more distance to subject, which usually ended up as more pixels on subject.  But for Wire Shrimp I'm cropping near 100% even at minimum focus distance on the 105vr.

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