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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 295315" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>For copying flat work - both documents and old photographs, consider acquiring an old film enlarger. These should be available for a song. The enlarger gives you a perfect flat bed for documents and a vertically traveling rig to hold the camera. A bit of modifications and you can take the enlarger head assembly out and mount your camera. Regarding lenses, macro lenses are your best bet, and side mounted soft boxes will give a uniform light. Please search the net and you will find plenty of similar DIY projects. You can also invest in a good flat piece of glass to hold the old documents flat. In case you are allowed to bring in the rig to the library, consider modifying it, so that you can either fold it or dismantle and reassemble it easily.</p><p></p><p>For Architectural work, nothing replaces TS lenses, but if finances are an issue the kit 18-55 can work. I suggest that you also photograph the graffiti. Though from the point of view of the structure it is an abomination, look at is as art, and preserve it.</p><p></p><p>For location shots the 18-55 kit lense is good enough. In fact it gives you tremendous versatility, you stand at a cardinal location and take a series of shots at 18, 24, 40 and 55mm. For precise location you can get the GPS accessory <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Photography-Accessories/DSLR-Camera-Accessories.page#!/tag:7WA:GPS%20Accessories" target="_blank">D-SLR Camera Accessories from Nikon | DSLR Video Accessories & More</a>. Then each shot will be geotagged.</p><p></p><p>Regarding peer pressure.</p><p>People will try to give advice from their perspective, which may often not match with yours. Yes it is extremely desirable to have excellent well corrected primes and super telephotos, as they are the best for the job at hand. But life does not always give you unlimited funds and that is when you try and get the best use of what you have. I have used the kit 18-55 lense in a variety of situations, and realised that in certain cases it is excellent for the job at hand provided you know its limitations. Your camera and lenses are the best as long as you can wring the last ounce of utility from them. None of your requirements are for a fast lense, so search for older slower lenses which are well corrected at F4 to F8. Lense reviews of older lenses are there in plenty. Study them and find the most VFM lense for your hobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 295315, member: 16090"] For copying flat work - both documents and old photographs, consider acquiring an old film enlarger. These should be available for a song. The enlarger gives you a perfect flat bed for documents and a vertically traveling rig to hold the camera. A bit of modifications and you can take the enlarger head assembly out and mount your camera. Regarding lenses, macro lenses are your best bet, and side mounted soft boxes will give a uniform light. Please search the net and you will find plenty of similar DIY projects. You can also invest in a good flat piece of glass to hold the old documents flat. In case you are allowed to bring in the rig to the library, consider modifying it, so that you can either fold it or dismantle and reassemble it easily. For Architectural work, nothing replaces TS lenses, but if finances are an issue the kit 18-55 can work. I suggest that you also photograph the graffiti. Though from the point of view of the structure it is an abomination, look at is as art, and preserve it. For location shots the 18-55 kit lense is good enough. In fact it gives you tremendous versatility, you stand at a cardinal location and take a series of shots at 18, 24, 40 and 55mm. For precise location you can get the GPS accessory [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Photography-Accessories/DSLR-Camera-Accessories.page#!/tag:7WA:GPS%20Accessories"]D-SLR Camera Accessories from Nikon | DSLR Video Accessories & More[/URL]. Then each shot will be geotagged. Regarding peer pressure. People will try to give advice from their perspective, which may often not match with yours. Yes it is extremely desirable to have excellent well corrected primes and super telephotos, as they are the best for the job at hand. But life does not always give you unlimited funds and that is when you try and get the best use of what you have. I have used the kit 18-55 lense in a variety of situations, and realised that in certain cases it is excellent for the job at hand provided you know its limitations. Your camera and lenses are the best as long as you can wring the last ounce of utility from them. None of your requirements are for a fast lense, so search for older slower lenses which are well corrected at F4 to F8. Lense reviews of older lenses are there in plenty. Study them and find the most VFM lense for your hobby. [/QUOTE]
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