Choice of lens can very much depend on type of animal and photo options. I
could not tell from your post if you have direct experience with
photographing live, wild, or recently caught reptiles. If you have such
experience, please forgive my trying to tell you something you already know.
Paul,
The nice part about a dedicated macro lens is that the tubes are
built in. This means that you can use it both as a macro lens, and a
(slightly slow) regular lens without taking it off you camera to add
tubes.
I don't have much experience with longer macros, but one thing to
keep
I don't have much experience with longer macros, but one thing to
keep in mind, the longer the lens, the farther away you'll be able
to be when going 1:1 . . . this means that with not so nice
creatures you can be farther away and still get a good macro . . .
the same goes for skittish
Fred,
Yes, but keep in mind that the longer macros also ~require~ you to
be farther away, too. I have had a few times when using the A*
200/4 Macro (which I no longer own) when I was trying to get a shot
from ~above~ the subject, and I couldn't get conveniently high
enough to do so. I
Hi, Bill.
Another excellent approach for a lot of critter macro shots is
the VS1 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Zoom. It's a little slow and it's
kinda heavy, but it offers great flexibility and high macro
abilities.
I've got my own copy of this lens. WONDERFUL. I didn't mention it
because it's
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