Make-Shift Macro Using Existing Equipment

I am about to start a 24 shot project shooting a roll slide film and

want to use "My World Up Close" as a theme. I do not get to see the

processed film until after completion, as it is turned in unprocessed.

My problem is how good of close-ups can I make with my existing

equipment or what are my best lens options using;

 

EOS 3 body, 17-40 f4L, 70-200 f4L, 100-400 L, 25mm extender tube,

tripod, & shutter release cable.

 

I realize none of these are macro lens, but I want to use what I have

and only have one shot at this project. I am open to purchasing a set

of close-up diopter filters (67mm or 77mm), but which lens will give

me the best macro?

 

Thanks in advance for your ideas.

An enlarging lens; paper tubes; is what I used with my Exakta; long ago......These lenses are corrected for close ratios. It is worth a try today; if you have an enlarging lens.

I think if you use the 17-40 f4 and the 25mm tube.. you will get close to 1:1 ratio. I think there is a chart somewhere (and it might have come with the 25mm) that tells you what each match can give you.

 

You can get pretty close to 1:1 and remain further away with the 70-200 (You have to be right up to the subject with that 17-40).

 

I think both lenes will yield similar quality (not as good as a true macro but pretty close considering both great lenses).

 

Just try it out. I have gotten pretty good macros with just using the extension ring. Of course use tripod, release cable, and mirror lock up. What about renting a 100mm macro?

 

aaron

Many 70-200/4 owners us the 70-200/4 with Nikon 5T or 6T close-up filters (with step down 67 -> 62 ring) and report excellent results with no vignetting on film. Further, you can put both and get (I think) 2:1. That is twice of life size. HTH.

 

Happy shooting ,

Yakim.

Look at that table from Bob Atkins

 

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/closeup.htm

 

Seems that the 70-200 f4L with the 500/500D close-up lens can allow you a 0.55

magnification. Combined with you extension tube you will be near 1:1 at a comfortable

distance to the object

 

Have you made a test with the 25mm extender tube and your lenses?

How do any of these suggestions allow for lens movements

to do shift-macro?

Julan, <p>

 

On an EOS camer with stop down metering you can mount a medium format manual

focus lens and use a Tilt-Shift macro adaptor from <A HREF="http://

www.zoerk.com">Zörk</A> to get tilt-shift macro lens.<p>

 

However I should point out that the poster wants a makeshift macro rather than to

make a shift macro :)

Alstair,

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I already have a TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L for non-macro work. But

it is too wide for macrophotography.

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Will I need a medium format macro lens to use with the Zörk

adapter? How does that compare to a TS-E 90mm with extension

tubes or a close-up diopter?

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Would it be better to consider a dedicated macro lens, such as

the 85mm f/2.8 PC Micro-Nikkor

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