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John Watkins
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I do a lot of product photos, and I've never been satisfied with the results. So, I bought a macro lens and I have to say, I'm very pleased with it's abilities.

I call this piece...."capstan"   



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That's sweet!


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Neat.  Great detail.

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Thanks, guys. Hesh, it's an Olympus E-500.

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Cool cool, John. Shooting reflective materials like metal is extremely
hard. I'm not a pro, but if you describe your setup, I might be able to
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Thanks, James, but I actually don't shoot much shiny stuff.

This shot would have been a miracle with my normal lens.



This would have been absolutely out of the question;


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What a great lens John, what are the specs? (As opposed to where are my specs )

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Thanks, Kim. It's a 35mm (70mm actual), 1:3.5 with a fixed aperture of 2.8


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Woa! Cool, John.

I won't be shooting any of my work with a macro, that's for sure!

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F2.8 macros are great. My Sigman 105mm/2.8 is - hands down - my favourite lens for sharpness
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That's so Cool!!! I could get a photograph of my self-respect!!

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Is it that small, Billy?   

Sorry, that wasn't nice!


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[QUOTE=John Watkins] [/QUOTE]
I fondly remember when, in my youth, 64ths looked almost that clear. Sigh...


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That reminds me, I need to get my Tri-focals updated.

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[quote]Sorry, that wasn't nice! [/quote]

     Neither am I! Thus the macro-photography!


    Man! I sure like that lense! Where does somebody get one of those?

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awesome John. I've been thinking of getting the olympus F/2.0 50mm
Macro lens for my E-500. (great cameras aren't they?)

Which lens is yours exactly?

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