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something you would love to photography only to then remember that you dont have the correct lens to shot it.

I discovered what i thought was a rare catapillar, only to later discover it was a common Elephant Hawk-Moth a common species in UK.
It looked so fearce and menecing that I have decided to try and save its life and place it by the local park rather then my front garden where my car is regularly driven (i dont want to crush the thing!)

So I could have photographed it, but I know that a macro lens would have made the shot so much more and allow me to photograph this correctly.

I think I need a macro lens next time i decide to clean the garden!
 
True, but any photo is better than none at all. Don't become such a lens snob that you don't take the shot!!! :)

Tara

PS I see you have the kit lens, that would do the job too you know!
 
Well as much as i agree, it just doesnt fare up to what I'd want for the image in mind. Plus it was starting to look a little life less. I may pop back and have a look to see if its still there and then take a snap or two.
 
And now...
We had a Peacock Butterfly which i have just helped out of our conservatory...

It's like a nature reserve today
 
Don't you have a point and shoot somewhere in the house? Pretty much all of them have macro modes.
 
i know what you mean, ive spent the entire year with just a 50mm lens (on a crop body) far far too many situations where a 50mm is just impratically wide.

great for portraits, not so great for landscapes and pretty much everything else.
still, have made do.
 
try forgetting the memory card at home :)

had the camera, lens, battery, etc, just no memory card
 
Sympathies. Also try driving 50 miles for long-exposure sunset shots over a wind farm only to discover on arrival that your tripod was still sitting by the front door. :bonk: Not only that but tog pal happily sets up and gets some great shots while you struggle hand held. :dummy:
 
ReddishSnapper said:
Sympathies. Also try driving 50 miles for long-exposure sunset shots over a wind farm only to discover on arrival that your tripod was still sitting by the front door. :bonk: Not only that but tog pal happily sets up and gets some great shots while you struggle hand held. :dummy:
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:lol:
 
Sometimes you just have to make the best of a bad situation. I took some OK butterfly shots with my 10-22 UWA :eek: I was out to take shots of buildings, Oh well!!

On the positive side, I do think being in situations like this stretch you to find solutions that you would never normally use.
 
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