Re: paleonet digital camera for copy stand work

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Hi, 

My set-up is simmilar: Nikon Coolpix 4500 and Canon Eos 20D

For 20D, I'm mainly using a Tamron 90mm Macro lens f/2.8. This lens gets 1:1, Optically is as good as the original  canon but half price in europe. For bigger magnifications I'm using automatic extension tubes and some second hand leitz photar macro lens with a home-made adapted bellows from Minolta. For macro, I'm using both natural light and flashes

Respect to the copy stand, I'm using for portability (about 1.5 kg) this setup:

Manfrotto magic arm #143
Manfrotto super clamp #20
Manfrotto focusing rail #454

All the best

Patricio Domínguez



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De: "webmaster@echinologia.com" <webmaster@echinologia.com>
Fecha: Lunes, Febrero 27, 2006 9:20 am
Asunto: Re: paleonet digital camera for copy stand work

> Hi John,
> I personally use two cameras for this purpose :
> the first one is a very cheap model : the Nikon 775 (the actual 
> reference is 885 today). You can shoot up to 2cm from the lens ! 
> This is 
> a bridge camera and you don't need to add something on the front 
> of the 
> lens to shoot little specs. My mind is that for a such price 
> (under 350 
> euros) this model has the better lens you can find (the others are 
> built 
> with plastic lenses). 3.5 Mega pix of native resolution.
> 
> the second is more expensive (1800 euros with a macro lens) : EOS 
> 20D 
> from Canon. With this one, you can shoot up to 8 Megapix. This is 
> ideal 
> for publications.
> Mine is equiped with the macro lens EF-S 60mm f1:2.8.  The EF-S is 
> a 
> serie specially designed for the EOS 20D and cannot be used with 
> other 
> cameras designed for Canon. With this one, you can shoot upto 1:1, 
> with 
> a distance between the lens and the object around 25-30cm. It 
> exists 
> another model that can reach 5:1 (X5) but the price... no comment !
> 
> If you want some other specifications, feel free to contact me off-
> list.
> All the best,
> Eric
> 
> JAMES STJOHN a écrit :
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> >To all,
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> >I'm interested in getting people's opinions & recommendations for 
> a current digital camera models to be used in copy stand work that 
> produces publication-quality photos of medium to small specimens.  
> Can be models with macrolens options built in, or models that need 
> a macrolens added on.
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> >Best,
> >
> >James St. John
> >
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