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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 200478" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>What lens do you have now? For what you want, you may not need a macro lens at all. Tabletop pieces, wall paintings/plaques; you can usually get those with a regular kit lens. Documents...easier if they hang on a wall rather than flat on a table. Flat on the table and you need a stool or something to get above them and stay square. Hanging on a wall, you can easily back up and do some cropping if need be to get an acceptable enlargement. You would probably want to back up even with a macro lens. If you get close as possible with a macro, it will be very hard to get a crisp picture of writing/text. The depth of field will be very thin and very hard to maintain focus handheld. By backing up, it will be much easier to keep the writing in focus, even if you need to crop some of the background away. Since you are backing up, you have less need for a macro. I'm not familiar with nikon macro converter. I'm thinking that is an extension tube. You could lose your distance focus, that is, with a tube installed you can ONLY focus on close items. Unless you are wanting to do very close up bugs or other tiny things, you should be able to use your 18-55 or whatever came with that camera. Do some experimenting. Keep zoom above 30mm and just get as close as your focus allows and see what you get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 200478, member: 4923"] What lens do you have now? For what you want, you may not need a macro lens at all. Tabletop pieces, wall paintings/plaques; you can usually get those with a regular kit lens. Documents...easier if they hang on a wall rather than flat on a table. Flat on the table and you need a stool or something to get above them and stay square. Hanging on a wall, you can easily back up and do some cropping if need be to get an acceptable enlargement. You would probably want to back up even with a macro lens. If you get close as possible with a macro, it will be very hard to get a crisp picture of writing/text. The depth of field will be very thin and very hard to maintain focus handheld. By backing up, it will be much easier to keep the writing in focus, even if you need to crop some of the background away. Since you are backing up, you have less need for a macro. I'm not familiar with nikon macro converter. I'm thinking that is an extension tube. You could lose your distance focus, that is, with a tube installed you can ONLY focus on close items. Unless you are wanting to do very close up bugs or other tiny things, you should be able to use your 18-55 or whatever came with that camera. Do some experimenting. Keep zoom above 30mm and just get as close as your focus allows and see what you get. [/QUOTE]
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