Posted by pierred on 31-05-2006 23:14
#5
Hello,
crex wrote:
OK, thanks. I forgot to mention that I'm going for a Canon EOS 30D with 1.6 frame ratio. I guess it will be a bit different with a full frame DSLR. In the future I might also want to get the MP-E 65 to get really close (5:1) to the objects.
I'm shooting with a 20D + Canon 100 and I think this is a very good combination for free hand shooting. On the other hand, if you want to shoot with a tripod, every other solution can be fine. For instance, the Canon 65 mm makes wonders, but don't expect to shoot free hand with it.
On the other hand, all old "savage solutions" like coupling two 50 mm lenses can still work for some special needs.
I always have an old plain 50 mm with me, just in case, to be used just as a close-up lense, and I sometimes got good pictures with such an optical construct (even if I have to crop them afterwards because of the vignetting).