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Old 08-04-2011, 08:45 PM
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Nico13 (Ken)
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Hi Warren,

A couple of pretty reasonable shots there with what you have.
What lens etc did you use for those?

I found if you have a short tele lens say around 135-150mm that has a good close focus range is the next best thing to a macro.
One bonus is they give you a bit more DOF without having to close the appature right down.

I have a 135mm f2.8 prime lens that I'd been using for just this purpose and it peformed very well.
I then purchased a 100mm f2.8 macro that was highly recommended and was a little underwhelmed by it.
Mind you it is a very good lens but the 135 is better for grabbing those quick shots while the 100 macro is better if you have time to setup for the shots.

ken.
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