At 8:16 AM +0000 3/1/06, Craig Zendel wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Loke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 1:59 AM
Have you've (or anyone else, FTM) tried the 70-300 with a 500D c/u
filter?
Craig
Hi Craig,
My 500D diopter has a 72mm screwmount. If I wanted, I could fit
it on the 58mm thread of the 70-300 IS USM with a step-up ring.
Since I now have an EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro, it seems a bit
pointless.
Thanks, Julian.
As I get older, I find the quantity and quality of my holiday snaps
almost directly, inversely proportional to the gear I carry!
I am determined to take less kit with me.
To that end, I tried and bought the 70-300 IS, to replace a 100-300
that I don't use because it's, optically, not quite up to the task
and often demands using a tripod, which I regard as optional.
My rationale is: if the addition of a 500D can produce an acceptable
result, I would have an IS lens, capable of almost life size, and
can leave the 100 macro behind.
I don't have the new 70-300 IS, but I do use the 70-300 DO with a
double element closeup lens under exactly the circumstances you
describe.
The 100 USM and 60 macros are outstanding, and I use them when
possible, but I don't usually carry them on holidays unless I go to
places where macro might be one of the main types of photography. The
zoom with closeup lens is extremely versatile.
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