I've got a Tamron SP 300/5.6 Macro (not a mirror) which I haven't got
around to using yet but it is lightweight (58mm filter) and has the matched
SP doubler. Never seen the SP Macro version before and Bob Monaghan's 3rd
Party site doesn't list it. I got it literally the week before my Zuiko
300/4.5 so it got shelved. Anyone used one? Worth keeping?
AndrewF
>Nobody yet has suggested the Vivitar 200/3, which goes down to 1:4 and has a
>close focus correction mechanism. With any critter as skittish as
>butterflies, a longer length lens will get you twice as many shots before
>they fly away. I've even used a Tamron 350/5.6, which will go down to 1:2.5
>by itself--which is just about perfect for butterflies. The biggest problem
>is the fixed aperture though because it is a mirror lens.
>
>Also, Vivitar made a 135/2.8 CF lens. It is difficult to find probably
>because the sellers don't know what they have. But this lens will do 1:2 on
>its own. I don't know how sharp it is or whether or not it has close-focus
>correction.
>
>I have also had good results with a Zuiko 100/2 and a Kenko 1.5X converter.
>But haven't made any critical tests with this combo though.
>
>Warren
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