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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 761605" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>How much room do you have to move back? I'd think a 50mm would work fine if there is enough distance between the camera and the paintings. Allow a little bit of room around the edges of your frame to avoid any type of distortion. In all honesty, for paintings that large, I'm not sure you'd need a macro although they tend to be really sharp lenses. But even a 50mm f/1.8 (with a hood to prevent any stray light from entering your lens) should work fine. It would be best to stop down to perhaps f/5.6 since that's kind of a sweet spot for a fast lens. If there is any kind of depth such as a deep frame, then perhaps f/8 or f/9.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 761605, member: 13196"] How much room do you have to move back? I'd think a 50mm would work fine if there is enough distance between the camera and the paintings. Allow a little bit of room around the edges of your frame to avoid any type of distortion. In all honesty, for paintings that large, I'm not sure you'd need a macro although they tend to be really sharp lenses. But even a 50mm f/1.8 (with a hood to prevent any stray light from entering your lens) should work fine. It would be best to stop down to perhaps f/5.6 since that's kind of a sweet spot for a fast lens. If there is any kind of depth such as a deep frame, then perhaps f/8 or f/9. [/QUOTE]
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