Like Mike G, I've been out checking the local butterflies. Two
highlights yesterday: first, I brought along an experienced
birder/butterflier from Arizona, and he was in great spirits as I was
able to bring him to spots to see several new-for-him butterfly
species. Second highlight was finding and photographing a sphinx moth
larva that was parasitized by scores of tiny wasps. The wasp parasite
pupae adorned the hapless caterpillar. See:
<http://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/sightings>, July 9 and July
4, for some examples of what was in flight.
This summer I'm trying to use a Sony NEX-7 with 55-210mm lens and
two Vello extensions for my butterfly shots. It certainly is light,
but I may well go back to my OM4T, 65-116 auto extension tube, and
Tammy 60-300 outfit, heavy and unwieldy as it is. I can't get
consistent focus with the Sony, try as I may. The 4T with the clear
macro focusing screen was simply unbeatable for butterfly photography.
While the Sony's pixel count is impressive, I got far more keepers
with the OM set-up.
Dean
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|