Posted 07/14/2016 12:08 am
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What macro, or other lenses do you reccomend?
What macro, or other lenses do you reccomend?
I guess the standard recommendation at CCF would be to use something like the "$400 setup" described in another thread. If you already have the T3i camera, you could get just the copy stand, bellows or focusing extension tubes and enlarger lens for less than $400.
Currently, with something resembling the $400 setup, I mostly use the 75mm APO Rodagon D (1x) on a Pentax M42 bellows for most coin shots. For whole slab shots, I use a 50mm Olympus macro lens (with no bellows).
However, just about any focusing macro lens will do, if it can get to 1x magnification (with adapters and extension tubes, if necessary). Examples are the 100mm Canon f/2.8 EF macro lens (different versions of this) or an old manual focus lens like the 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/2.8 lens with Nikon F to Canon EF/EOS adapters (and extension tubes).
