Close And Personal

Close-Up Sharpness • Water, Sky And Time • Blue Sky Blues • Fine-Art Prints

By George Lepp | December 2, 2008 | 0

Is there a fundamental problem with using close-up filters on zoom lenses?

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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