Bellows?????????????????

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• ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 25, 2011 11:34PM

  Extreme Close-ups. The are bulky and You need a lot of light to use them. Extension tubes might be a better option with a good macro lens.

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• rmpsrpms Posts: 1,953 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 26, 2011 2:23PM

  
  
  << <i>What does a bellows do for a camera setup?
  
  Advantages?
  
  
  Disadvantages? >>
  
  
  
  Bellows allow a wide range of magnifications with a correctly matched lens. They also offer a way to mount the lens in a permanent way, on a tripod or copy stand, allowing you to remove the camera for other uses. Some of the longer macro lenses also have tripod mounts, but none of the shorter ones do. I use a bellows setup for all my coin photography, and they allow me to go from dollar size or larger view to macro view (small features on that dollar). They are not good for carrying around since they are relatively delicate, though some are small enough to do that if you wish.

  PM me for coin photography equipment, or visit my website:
  
  http://macrocoins.com

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