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<blockquote data-quote="Dangerspouse" data-source="post: 705151" data-attributes="member: 46690"><p>Thank you for those excellent tips, and the gorgeous examples! I appreciate the advice, it's very, very useful info.</p><p></p><p>Here's an example of the kind of detail she needs. This first shot is one of the thimble boxes she sells, and this sort of picture is what gets put in catalogs and product packages:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]315638[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This next pic shows the kind of zoom she needs to do her work. She charts reproductions of historical samplers and needs to know details of individual threads in order to insure accuracy. These pictures are sometimes included in her retail kits to show others as well. (This is a detail of the box pictured above, which I used as a test subject):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]315639[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was inside a light tent, on a tripod, with a 40mm Nikkor micro (prime),two side spotlights and a front mounted ring light:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]315640[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately that's the only lens I have with 1:1 micro ability. I've tried my other lenses with a reverse mount adapter, but nothing matches the quality pics I get with that 40. And for really tight shots like that second pic, I'm not sure I'm steady enough to go hand-held even if I could afford the 105-micro Nikkor. </p><p></p><p>However, you've given me a lot to think about so I'm going to take your advice and see how things work backing up a bit, using a higher aperture, and then cropping down. Thanks again for that!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dangerspouse, post: 705151, member: 46690"] Thank you for those excellent tips, and the gorgeous examples! I appreciate the advice, it's very, very useful info. Here's an example of the kind of detail she needs. This first shot is one of the thimble boxes she sells, and this sort of picture is what gets put in catalogs and product packages: [ATTACH=CONFIG]315638._xfImport[/ATTACH] This next pic shows the kind of zoom she needs to do her work. She charts reproductions of historical samplers and needs to know details of individual threads in order to insure accuracy. These pictures are sometimes included in her retail kits to show others as well. (This is a detail of the box pictured above, which I used as a test subject): [ATTACH=CONFIG]315639._xfImport[/ATTACH] This was inside a light tent, on a tripod, with a 40mm Nikkor micro (prime),two side spotlights and a front mounted ring light: [ATTACH=CONFIG]315640._xfImport[/ATTACH] Unfortunately that's the only lens I have with 1:1 micro ability. I've tried my other lenses with a reverse mount adapter, but nothing matches the quality pics I get with that 40. And for really tight shots like that second pic, I'm not sure I'm steady enough to go hand-held even if I could afford the 105-micro Nikkor. However, you've given me a lot to think about so I'm going to take your advice and see how things work backing up a bit, using a higher aperture, and then cropping down. Thanks again for that! :) [/QUOTE]
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