on 2004/10/22 10:36 AM, jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx at jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I was thinking about the 80mm because with my tamron 90mm I could cover a
> good range up to double life size. Not having a ring flash I didn't think
> any more than that would be practical with available light only running at
> say F11...
You don't need a ring flash to shoot macro unless you want *no* shadows. A
reasonable amount of shadowing shows the shapes of objects, and can be
accomplished with an off-camera flash near the subject (either on a stand or
a bracket).
Andrew
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