John Shaw doesn't use OM equipment (he does mention the Zuiko 90/2 macro).
As a non-OM user he gets his 4X magnification with teleconverters, bellows,
reversed - and/or stacked lenses. His combination of gear is chaotic and
inconvenient, not the outdoor environment. It could be that our 20/2 lens
plus 65-116 tube and OM macro flash equipment is very different from what he
has ever used. The 38/2.8 is so easy in the field, even at 3.5X, that i'd
very much like to try the 20 mm. It _must_ be possible to get good results
outdoor with this lens. C*n*n has a (new?) EOS macro lens that goes up to 5X
and it was built to be used outdoor.
BTW, John Shaw makes _great_ macro pictures, even with N*k*n equipment :-)
Daan
Pictures of Insects at:
http://www.kalmeijer.net
>
> Since noted outdoor photographer, John Shaw, points out that 4X is about
the
> best one can hope for in the chaotic environment of the great outdoors,
the
> 38/2.8 probably represents the limit for convenient outdoor macro
> photography in an OM mount. (The 20/2 would seem to be better suited for
> indoor macro work.)
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