Macro lenses

Hi guys,

got this this morning with a rubbish little FinePix 1400 granny cam. one handed too! whaddya mean it shows?! I think that if you take your time you can get a good shot with almost anything - field craft will always be more important than equipment.

That really is an improvement Brett, nice one. what program did you use? I'm not really a computer person so all advice much appreciated! Robert - why do you say the grassie is definitely female? Going by relative tail length/sub-caudal scale counts I thought it was male. I'm not being funny, just genuinely interested

Ian

Alan Hyde wrote: Wonderful shots Brett! Thanks for sharing mate I've not found a kingfisher that I can get close enough to yet with my sigma 50-500 and bird hide. I know of a pair at Frensham but brambles and the like prevent access to the perching area. Had a very quiet time in Turkey with regards to photography , I just sort of lost interest for a week and spent mopst of my time in the pool with the kids. However, each late afternoon I would climb high into the silent pine clad mountain and sit and watch a pair of eagles soaring around. Their cries in the mountain silence will stay with me for a long time. Keep them coming Brett, All the best, Alan

How do you find the 50-500 nearly bought one but went for the 100-400 IS L instead and looking next to get a 500f4ISL

Macro lenses for 350D - to echo what others have said you won't go far wrong with a Canon, Tamron or Sigma 100/90/105

There's a review at:

http://www.orchideen-kartierung.de/Macro100E.html

I've had an old Tamron 90 and a new DG autofocus one, both of which were/are excellent. I chose this over the Canon because it was cheaper and lighter and optically similar. I chose it over the sigma because it has a clutch mechanism to switch from auto to manual focus and this can used with your eye at the camera. With macro lenses you will generally find manual focus most useful. The Canon has internal focussing (IF) which is useful when resting the lens on something (like a beanbag) as it doesn't move. Although more expensive, the Canon may hold its value better than the tamron/sigma. If possible try lenses on your camera, much is down to personal preference.