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by Mike McNamee Published 01/04/2007

Given that you are unable to lock down the camera in the field, stance is very important. Bracing against the knee or getting an elbow on the ground is very helpful (see the graph). Leaning over to reach an awkward subject or leaning out to a subject at the margins of say water and a sure way to guarantee fuzzy shots. If the subject is some distance away you are better fitting a teleconverter and finding a better stance further away. Whilst digital is a boon, in that you can afford to shoot multiple frames, you have to avoid simply arriving home with megabytes of rubbish because you thought 'one of them might be OK' and became sloppy with your technique.

Choice of Focal length

The choice of focal length is better than it ever has been. As you can see from the tables of specifications, you can purchase from 50mm to 200mm with the option of doubling your money with a teleconverter. Your decision is mainly dependent upon the required working distance, rather than perspective. Although the normal perspective rules apply at macro distances, we have yet to meet a wasp that was conscious of its nose looking too large on a 55mm lens rather than a 200mm.

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