Can't really add to the technical side of the discussion (don't know 'bout
that fancy-dancy stuff cuz I'm just a po' amateur).
But while on vacation and waiting for the Ferry at Sidney on Vancouver
Island, I chased a ladybug that was on the hood of the car with my
(handheld) OM-2, the 50mm/f1.8 and the 7mm extension tube. Never
*did* get a shot of the pesky little thing (it kept changing directions, and
was running danged fast!), but drew quite a crowd of other ferry-waiting-
folks who all had a good laugh at the antics. I guess the sight of me
bent over the hood waving a camera and shouting "Hold still you little
bugger!" was quite entertaining! :-)))
To at least try and contribute *something* technical... I don't think one
of the micro lenses or the auto-bellows would've helped. Maybe ladybug-
sized shaggles would've tho! :-)))
Regards,
Chris
> The other thing I don't like about the rings is that focal distance becomes
> so critical that merely setting up the shot becomes tedious. Trying to get
> moving bugs or flowers in even the slightest of barely perceptable breezes
> becomes really frustrating. I suspect that's the case with many macro
> setups. I'm unclear on whether the tele. ext. tube would alleviate some of
> that. (Seems like it might.)
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