David J Brooks wrote: >Lovely shots as always. > >On 7/29/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bob Shell wrote: >> >> > Do you have any special secret for getting so close to dragonflies? >> > The ones around here are so skittish that I am never able to get >> > really close to them. >> >> Well, equipment helps - a 200mm macro, with the crop factor of the K10D >> or *ist-D, lets you shoot from 2.5 to 3 feet away - that's a huge help >> vs a 100 mm macro which, of course, would require you to get twice as >> close. > >I'll have to look into the 200, i have the 100.
I've done some experimenting with the 100/2.8 and the 1.7x AF converter and I'm cautiously optimistic about the combination. I may do some bug hunting in the garden while recuperating. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
