I looked at bellows and decided that my 65-116 and 25mm and 14mm tubes
covered pretty much everything. And a lot more sturdy. With no double cable
release.
Foxy
----- Original Message -----
> It sounds like you are on the right track John. I have both the 80 and the
135.
> For field use the extra working distance of the 135 is VERY nice.
>
> As to the variable extension tube vs the bellows, for field use it is
pretty
> much no contest, in favor of the extension tube:
>
> Bellows: Bulky, heavy, fragile, not hand
holdable, no
> auto aperature (except with a finiky, fragile, hard to replace dual cable
> release), slow to work with.
>
> Variable extension tube: Compact, light, hand holdable (results will be
better
> w/tripod though) quick and easy to handle.
>
> Once you use the 65-116 tube in the hills, I doubt you will carry a
bellows unit
> with you again. The combination of the 135 with the 65-116 tube is pure
joy for
> nature macro work.
>
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