Macro lenses and flash were made for each other. Although a good
diffuser or reflector is required to achieve a great look.
On May 11, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Fred wrote:
It's kind of hard without a tripod. At f4, it is a slow lens and
needs bright light for hand held shots. Also the depth of field is
small so you want to stop down from f4.
This is the same as with the VS1 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Zoom, which is
even
heavier and even slower - <g>.
Delicate flowers in harsh daylight are no fun, but bugs would be OK.
Ditto. However, I don't care much for bugs, preferring flowers...
(<g>)
Fred