I agree with Techno and Andrew - well executed!! Like the title too...

Regards

Mat W

Thanks Tim and Roger, much appreciated. Tim, I agree with you on the flash reflections on the snail, although the light was pretty poor this morning and this was a dank dark corner of my yard so I was stuck with flash... If the weather perks up mind, then I'll be out there again...

Mat

Hi Leech - I don't have a huge amount of experience with teleconverters but I have a DA* 300 and have often thought about trying to extend it a little...

I believe that the Sigma TCs are designed to exclusively work with sigma lenses so you may find that is not the best choice.

You'll need to check the specifications of the candidate TCs in detail... The DA* lens is an SDM lens so if you want to retain autofocus you will need a TC which supports SDM focussing... and you'll also need one with the contacts in it to enable the automatic aperture control as the lens has no aperture ring. If you look up the relevant TCs on the web (e.g. on the Tamron webpage, Sigma webpage etc.) you'll probably find the details of what lenses the TC is compatible with and whether it is 'dumb' or not..

Don't know if that helps much - am sure others here will know more than I...

Regards

Mat W

Thanks for the comments everyone! The Dandelion was amazing to look at through a macro lens (the DFA 100 is a smasher in my view) - there are so many layers to it and it's a bit of a challenge to keep what you want in focus (note to self - use a tripod!) but am pleased with the result - I took quite a few shots that look more o less like this. The snail was teeny-tiny as well... I would estimate about a centimetre and a half nose to tail - I think the dead looking conifer it was on has become a snail nursery as there are loads of the tiny things on it

Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike on the PPG front - I think I'll enter it.

Thanks again all

Mat W

Hello all. I have a shiny new telephoto lens to play with but the weather is rubbish and it turns out I apparently have ‘work’ to do today instead of heading out with the camera, so to sate my need to take pictures of something I nipped into my tiny backyard with the DFA 100mm and grabbed a couple of macro shots...

First up, a dandelion between showers...



and a blade of grass likewise



The garden pests march down the underside of a bud (keeping dry perhaps)



and a tiny, almost transparent, snail pretends to be king of the castle



All were taken with flash and hand-held... hope you like them. As usual, any C&C welcome.

Regards

Mat W

If I had them I would keep them... In the meantime I can dream...

Mat

Nice set as usual Andrew - some interesting PP as well. Just shows that a dull day doesn't have to be a dull day... Railings 2, Anarchy and Their Name Liveth would be my picks.

Regards

Mat

Gosh Kris that is splendid! Beautiful shot.

Mat

I agree, VERY cool. Nice one

Mat

I agree with everyone else - it's a cracker. Nicely done!

Mat W