Back from vacations with ... lemurs and photos

[Tiago]

Yes you right,
for macro, so far if i have the object inside house, i dont use flash, i instead use permanet light, such as halogen or white leds.
I have to get an small white iglo, it's also great for macro.
I also discover the possibilities of tube extenders and also ring inverters so you can extend the lens or put them backwords.
i order both from ebay under 10 euros... i am looking forward to try them!!
with the tubes you loose the autofocus, but i am not using it in macro, i prefer manual.
Are you also into photography ? what camera do you have?

[Harrison]

Yes, I have been into Photography for many years. And have been in a more professional way since university in the 90's. I started off many years ago with a film based Minolta Dynax 500si back around 1994. Minolta used to be my favourite make, but they no longer exist (purchased by Sony).

I now stick with Canon cameras and lenses. My current main camera is a Canon 60D.

Among the lenses I have include:

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS (great all round general purpose lens for any situation. Not as sharp as a prime but the only lens needed when going out anywhere).
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L USM Macro IS (This is a very nice macro lens in the Canon L professional range (the L series as Pro lenses that are weather and dust sealed). Useful image stabilisation for hand held macro shooting).
Canon EF 35mm F2 (nice portrait lens with a wide angle for interior shots, landscapes and buildings).
Canon 50mm F1.4 USM (nice for low light images)

On my wish list at the moment:

Canon EF 15mm f2.8 Fisheye (great wide angle fisheye shots)
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II USM (F2.8 throughout its whole zoom range!)
Canon EF 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 L IS USM (great L series general purpose lens to replace my existing 18-200 lens. Has silent USB focus motor and Image stabilisation.

[Tiago]

I allways liked the effect of Fisheye, EF that 15mm should be quite nice.

why are you looking for a 28-300mm since you have a 18-200mm with the same "f" ? Just for an extra long range shoot?
Wouln't you like to have a 300mm or more with a lower "f" instead? I know they are quite expensive... :-(

[Harrison]

The 28-300 lens is a Canon L series lens, whereas my current 28-200 one isn't. Canon's L series lenses are their professional series white lenses. These are weather and dust sealed and have amazing build quality that can withstand any abuse. The optics are a lot more complex, with a lot more lens elements and components within them, and they produce sharper more detailed results. They also have USM focusing systems with full time manual focus override, and the zoom doesn't have the lens distortion seen in the lower priced none L lenses. Basically the L lenses are the best of the best you can get. They cost a lot more but you get something special for your money.