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From: Pierre Bellavance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:48 AM
Subject: EOS EF 20-35 - Magnification Ratio at 20mm.
> I hadn't thought of that...
>
> So if I want to take pictures of flowers from very close at 20mm, I wonder
> what difference it makes, shooting both lenses at closest focus, at 0.8
> foot (9.6 inches) with the 20mm and 1.1 feet (13.2 inches) with the 20-35.
>
> Anyone know the magnification ratio on the 20-35 at 20mm and 1.1 feet?
>
> Pierre
First of all, a wide angle isn't something I'd use for closeups of
flowers. For one thing, backgrounds will show more area around the subject,
not a good thing. Plus, depth of field is large, even wide open, therefore
you'll get backgrounds mostly in focus.
The EF 20-35 is wonderful, you'll never regret owning one. But use
something else for closeup work. I suppose if you want to shoot a larger
area of flowers and keep them all in focus, it would work. But not for
single blooms, even very large flowers.
By the way, I sure don't always shoot my 20-35 at 20mm. That is to say,
I shoot it at a length somewhere from 20 to 35 mm. That's the beauty of it,
I can choose what works. It seems it's always different. Sometimes it's
20mm, sometimes 21, etc etc.
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