logarithms of different bases



Hello

I am just starting in on logarithms in math and i noticed that maxima,  
if you write something like

log(2)

it takes it as base 10.  Is there a way to change the base?  And can I  
make it do e?  2.718 or \ln ?



Regards
Justin Harford

Into this wild abyss, the weary fiend stood on the brink of hell and  
looked awhile, pondering his voyage

John Milton
Paradise Lost