Philip,
I use the 38 mm with the (original OM) Telescopic Extension Tube. I use the
T28-twin with it most of the time but a T32 with the 21mm diffusor works
about as good. I never use a tripod for this kind of work, the thing I like
most about working this way is stalking the insects close enough to focus
and take a picture. I do not use any automatic (OTF) exposure, setting the
flash to manual and presetting the aperture is more reliable in my case. If
you do use OTF then you need to do a lot of exposure-corrections. Getting
things in focus is the hard part!
I have some examples at http://www.xs4all.nl/~daank/thumbs.html
Daan.
> A few months ago there was mention of third party Telescopic Ext.
> Tubes. Does anyone remember the URL or manufacturer of thse tubes. If
> I recall they were much less in price than the Oly and had some other
> features. The main problem I have with high magnification, especially
> with the 38mm macro and bellows, is trying to hand hold the camerma and
> keep it in tight focus. It's almost impossible. So I'm always forced
> to take the tripod out to the field to shoot things like wild flowers
> and bugs. Usually the auto extension tubes work well with the 50mm.
> The 38mm is a little difficult to use in the hand held mode. Does anyone
> have an ideal rig for using this lens or the 20mm in the field?
>
> Phillip Franklin
>
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