Barry, You bring up the question about how she is working... My experience is that you must have patience. Butterflies feeding at flowers will often jump off when frightened, but they make a 5 foot circle and come back to where they were. You have to do some sitting/camping on a spot to get results. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Folks, > > Thanks for the suggestions. I'm thinking that the Sigma 180mm F/3.5 sounds > interesting. It is a bit pricey, but so is gas.... > > 1)My current macro of choice is the Tamron 90mm, which is usually the lens > that lives on my camera. I'd really be looking for a longer lens than just a > 100mm. I think something in the 200mm range would be ideal. > > 2)I've got some manual lenses up to 200; I'll try those with extension > tubes. The problem with these manual lenses is that the minor extra steps of > using them on the crippled mount can be really frustrating for my wife as > she's running after butterflies. I photograph plants, and don't begrudge the > extra moment, but it sure irritates her in her work! > > Cheers > > Barry > > > Barry A. Rice, Ph.D. > Invasive Species Specialist > Invasive Species Team > The Nature Conservancy > V: 530-754-8891 > http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
