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Old 13-12-05, 16:50
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Originally Posted by jseaman
I hope you are exaggerating about the 10 feet. There are some insects that are hard to approach but most will permit your presence. When approaching, don't allow your shadow to be cast over the insect. They tend to interpret it as a predator coming in for a kill.

I often use a 2x teleconverter with my 100mm macro lens. This allows me to work at a bit more distance from the subject. Sometimes I do this just to be able to approach the insect other times it is to keep my distance from a wasp or such.
The comment about not casting a shadow over the insect is really good advice. It almost always scares the insect off, and if it doesn't it's likely to mess up the light for your shot anyway!

I'm interested to hear that you use a 2x tc with your macro lens as I'd been wondering about trying this (though I don't have the tc yet). I use eth Sigma 105 f2.8 so assume I'd still retain auto focus with a 2x, do you know if this is the case?
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