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Subject: [OM] C-U Lenses [was Color... At last!]
From: Mike Gordon via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:50:45 -0400
Cc: usher99@xxxxxxx
Time will tell Moose writes: 
<<I didn't see any specific references to C-U lens models in "Focus on Nature" 
or "The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to <<Professional Field 
Techniques", either. There is "John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide", 
which is more recent, and which I don't <<have. Perhaps he talks about the 500D 
there? 

Now that you mention it I recall the Nykon CU lenses referred to in his earlier 
books.  I was reviewing whether to buy the new incarnation
John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature Photography and noted the exclusive more 
recent use of the 500D:

http://tinyurl.com/hu2ork5

I must say the b'fly photogs in our group sometimes use the rather new Canyon 
100-400 II L on a modest amount of extension with superb results.  They have 
the highest yield of excellent portrait type shots along with twin fill 
flash--they can't get the flash off axis though.  Their keeper rate is 4 fold 
mine.  Some were former birders--often referred to a "birders gone bad," or 
"going over to the dark side," if they pursue moths. 

 I have not seen anyone report on the Panny/Leica 100-400 use on 
extension--perhaps it behaves very well.  
Curiously I remember pinging Tammy tech support and they said the Tammy 
80-200/2.8  performs better with the "matched optics " TC's then with 
extension--go figure.  What I envision as an optimal scenario is a Moose armed 
with the new 100-400 on extension meandering about the garden in pursuit of a 
smallisth flutterby  (with a Pliny the Elder in the other hand so it didn't 
feel like "work")  and report back with the results.  

Anxiously awaiting further reports of any sort, Mike
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