Thanks for the info. I'll keep it in mind. My miniature bench vise can hold
the glass steady.

My Sony has a built-in zoom feature that works pretty well. The auto-focus
works OK, but works better with a little background light.

The savings in film and developing costs is a true breakthrough for an
amateur casual photographer like me who needs to do everything at least a
dozen times and likes to see the immediate results.

Bill W0IYH, Life Member IEEE

wrote in message
ups.com...
From: "William E. Sabin" on Fri 26 Aug 2005 14:09

I have a new Sony digital camera 7.2 megapixel that I have been slowly
learning how to use. I shoot pix using a tripod and max megapixel (20
megabytes), then I use a program that creates an optimum JPEG file that
QRZ.com prefers that is a little less than 500 kilobytes. I use an
external
diffused flash that works quite well, attached to the Sony. I can shoot a
dozen pix and delete all but the one I want (at no cost for film and
developing).

Having controlled my "megapixel jealousy," let me suggest a very
easy field-expedient extreme close-up adapter: An ordinary large
magnifying glass. :-)

With an LCD screen now the optical viewfinder replacement on
cameras, a magnifying glass held in front of the lens can be
positioned easily for focus, even with the auto-focus varieties.
It can get in there very close for detail shots of the ever-
shrinking size of modern electronic components. I've used a 4"
diameter office type of magnifier glass with great successs on
close-ups using a Panasonic auto-focus digital camera,
magnifier held in the hand.