Macro without macro..

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Hi guys,

I been asked to take photos for work of small electronic parts, I recently sold me 105mm due to lack of use and now only have 70-200 2.8 and 16-35mm f4 can I use extension tubes or macro screw on lens with with these to get a decent photo??
 
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Extension tubes on the 16-35 at 35mm would work- depending on how small the parts are. Or hire a macro lens and charge it to your work

Alternately do you have a compact ? often the macro setting on them is pretty damn good for this sort of thing
 
You should be able to get decent close-ups with either extension tubes or a macro "filter", but it does depend on how close you want to get. If it's 1:1 or closer, then you'll struggle (ie. smaller than the physical size of your camera sensor), but even then the resolution of your D800 will give you lots of room for manoeuvre.
 
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What about a reversing ring? can be had for £5-10 off Amazon or ebay and give some great results, would recommend you got it for your 16-35mm lens as the shorter the focal length you use the greater the magnification :)
 
What's the end use to be? If it's just for web use, a compact will probably deliver enough detail.

If you need the quality an SLR can deliver, the cheapest way is close up lenses, followed by lens couplers (or a couple of Cokin lens rings stuck together...), reversing rings, macro tubes and finally a "proper" macro lens.

If it's a one off job and work will pick up the tab, Lensesforhire?
 
I have taken macro shots of a graphics card with a 70-200 and a Raynox-250 filter:

(Hope this shows up)
J
 
big soft moose said:
Extension tubes on the 16-35 at 35mm would work- depending on how small the parts are. Or hire a macro lens and charge it to your work

Alternately do you have a compact ? often the macro setting on them is pretty damn good for this sort of thing
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+1 for almost any compact
 
What would be the best bet then? The products I'm working with will be small machines parts and packages from 3"+ to less than 1/2 inch in size so need to work close to the parts..
 
I'll give it ago. Cheers :)
 
I take photos of small electronics for manuals I write at work. If it were me I'd start by just taking some pictures using your non macro lenses. The resolution of a modern DSLR will probably do the job.
 
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