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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: photographing screens
Message-ID: <1905@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 89 13:33:07 GMT
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Reply-exos:@crdgw1:To: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen)

In article <13793@pur-ee.UUCP> 3ksnn64@pur-ee.UUCP (Joe Cychosz) writes:

| This is in general true.  However when working with Macro-zoom lens such
| as the Nikon 70-210mm.  The problem is in the distoraton in the lens system
| at 210mm.  For a 70-210mm Macro Nikon I use about 2 ft at 70mm.
| This contradicts what one might think
| in that one would expect the flattest photo to appear by getting as far
| away as possible and shooting with as long of a lens as possible.  

  Certainly that's the technique I see most recommended and the one I
have used. I never tried going very close, but I will probably try it
over the holidays, since I'll have some shots at the end of a roll, no doubt.
-- 
bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
"The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called
'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see
that the world is flat!" - anon