On 30/3/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: >> That was one of the very few lenses i was thinking of converting to >> Canon EF fit... I went for the 65mm 5X macro instead... >Wow! That's a very interesting lens. Do you have any samples from that?
Lemme see.... <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic20.html> and <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic24.html> and <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic22.html> and <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic26.html> All handheld. It really has to be used in conjunction with the ring- flash, which means you can stop down to f16 for best DOF, and an added bonus are two small lamps that come on at the touch of a button and stay on for 30 seconds to help focussing. It's easy to use at 1-2X, needs great care at 3-4X and very difficult at 5X. None of the above shots are past 3 or 4 X. Focus is achieved by resting the edge of the lens on a surface (say, with the spider on a wall) and literally rocking the lens in and out of focus. I use a battery pack with the flash as waiting for long recycling times would make it far too complicated to use. It certainly is an interesting lens - although useful only for objects that don't scare off easily! It's no use for sensitive insects - a much longer focal length is necessary, around 180-200mm. That's why I was considering the Pentax A*200mm f4 macro. Canon do a 180mm 3.5 macro as well, but to be honest, as much as I enjoy macro, it's hard work! HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
