I had the opportunity to shoot some butterflies recently and discovered it
was rather tough--especially since they did not like an approach closer than
6 feet (for obvious evolutionary reasons)! The lenses I was using were the OM
100F2.0 and the Vivitar 90F2.5 S1. One of the sites was a butterfly farm in
Costa Rica where I spent half a day, yet did not obtain one "killer" shot and
only a few adequate shots.
Obviously, I need a longer lens and am considering reacquiring the OM180F2.8
(and using with a 25mm ext tube) or the Tamron 180F2.5LD and shooting pushed
Provia 400F to avoid having to use a tripod. I know the Tamron LD is
technically sharper, but how is it's bokeh compared to the OM180? Moreover,
the Tamron will have a tendency to shorten it's focal length the closer it
gets to it's minimum focusing distance.
I would like to hear of tips and tricks of other butterfly shooters,
irregardless of lenses used!
Thanks.
Alex
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