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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2413213, member: 1892"]The bellows is how one varies magnification. The greater the length, the greater the magnification. This infinite variability beats the heck out of machined spacers. With the right lens, I can shoot the full coin image and then extend the bellows for major detail magnification in five seconds.</p><p><br /></p><p>At normal mounting spacing - factoring the adapter required to match lens to camera - most duplicating lenses do not achieve their "rated" (where they're best optically) magnification. They were designed for use with bellows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2413213, member: 1892"]The bellows is how one varies magnification. The greater the length, the greater the magnification. This infinite variability beats the heck out of machined spacers. With the right lens, I can shoot the full coin image and then extend the bellows for major detail magnification in five seconds. At normal mounting spacing - factoring the adapter required to match lens to camera - most duplicating lenses do not achieve their "rated" (where they're best optically) magnification. They were designed for use with bellows.[/QUOTE]
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