Tuesday, May 28, 2002, 2:06:33 PM, Paul wrote:
PFS The closest lenses that I know of are the following zooms:
PFS 1 Tamron SP 70-210/3.5, 62mm filter, made 1984-? manual focus. 1:2.6
PFS continuous. Close focus 2 ft, 9 in.0.85 m. However, one owner wrote of it:
I have the Tamron, and the macro
Joe,
Here is a recommendation of a different sort. I don't know if you were at
the pavilion for a long or short time. I've found that patience is a big
virtue when using an A100/2.8 Marco.
Camp out by where the butterflies are. They run off as you approach, but
often this is just a 3 or
- Original Message -
From: Joseph Tainter
Subject: Needed: The Perfect Lens
So here's what I need:
A zoom range of about 80-200 mm.
Macro (magnification) capability of at least 1:3.
Constant f2.8 aperture.
Think about a set of extension tubes to get macro capability out
Depending on the camera, any TTL flash would make life easier. The key is to
get it off camera and in front of the lens to avoid lens shadows. A ring
would be ok if you like flat lighting (unless of course you get an af140c
with it's dual tubes fired singly).
christian
On Monday 27 May
AF500FTZ with 3 ft 5p cable and fg adaptor, placed 45
deg to the subject works wonders with the sigma 70-300
apo lens.
--- Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Depending on the camera, any TTL flash would make
life easier. The key is to
get it off camera and in front of the lens to
The Albuquerque Botanical Garden has installed a butterfly pavilion, so
off I went today with my FA 100 mm. f2.8 macro and Sigma APO 70-300
f4.0-5.6 macro. The critters were a bit skittish for close-ups, so off
came the 100 mm. and on went the Sigma. It has 1:2 macro at 300 mm. and
does pretty
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