I've used the 50mm f2.8 A lens a fair bit as a walkaround kit with the *istD. Quite good but a bit long. For macro I prefer the Tamron 90mm f2.8 or the Pentax 100mm f2.8. I haven't found a good 'standard' prime yet, and tend to use the 24-90mm zoom. I'd love to get a 31mm ltd, bit they're a bit pricey.
Getting back on topic, one thing I have found that works well is the AF140C ringflash. It exposes correctly at 200 ISO, and probably at other speeds but I haven't tried it yet. The other thing that works well is the microscope adaptor. I don't get the vignetting that appears with some eyepieces on 35mm. I hope to do some more experiments with the bellows and tubes when I have a week off work next week. Won't need them on Thursday though as I'm photographing leopards at a big cat sanctuary. Nick -----Original Message----- From: "J. C. O'Connell"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 15/04/04 00:44:27 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Macro with the isD? Thats nice, but anything taken at smaller apertures with more detail? Also 90mm is pretty long for a APS sensor which of course is good for some things, but I'm thinking a 50mm Macro lens would be a nice setup for APS, no? JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Macro with the isD? I shot this at approximately 1:2 with the *ist D and the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2220242 On Apr 14, 2004, at 6:28 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Anyone with personal experience using the > istD for MACRO work, say 1:4 and closer? > I would think the smaller sensor size, which > allows greater DOF for an equivalent field > of view would be a great application of > the camera. Possibly any web pages with > samples? > > JCO > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >