> Does anyone have any > experience with > this lens, > or would the 180/ F3.4 be a better choice? > Cheers Wilber Jeffcoat
I own both. You really can't use the 180mm without a tripod. The only time I use the 180mm macro is when I'm taking butterfly shots. With nearly everything else, I use the 100mm, including those of my newborn. With the ways babies move, the 100mm macro would be a better, I think, with the ability to handhold the shots. That being said, I used my 28-135mm lens for the shot you described: a series of baby hands in the palm of the mother, and baby feet being held by the adult hand. The issue for me wasn't the ability to focus so closely -- I needed a little wider shot in order to show the adult hand and show the contrast in sizes anyway -- it was having enough versatility to crop the shot in the camera because the baby tends to move so much. I went with the zoom rather than a fixed lens. Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
