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11-NOV-2005

Nov 11 - Pencil closeup

Was wondering just how close I could go if I stacked as many extension tubes and teleconverters as possible onto my closest-focusing lens.

Closer than this, was the answer. Focus was not easy with not a great deal of light, and a rather small margin for error. The whole setup was fairly unstable so I decided to go for flash to avoid shake.

Image is uncropped.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
1/250s f/16.0 at 504.0mm iso100, 1.4x and 2.0x stacked, 68mm extension tubes, AB800 full power hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Nov-2005 23:28:49
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length180 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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RICH 06-Oct-2006 03:10
THAT'S GETTING TO THE POINT !