I have literally been dreaming/scheming about getting this lens for the past year and a half! And, finally it is in my camera bag of tricks. I cannot wait to use it this weekend at Sam’s tennis tournament in Boise. Last year my photos came out nicely but my lens would not allow me to get as close as I wanted to without me getting right out on the court with Sam. I do not think the people at that racket club would have liked that one bit. Sam may have been a little embarrassed too. So this year I should be able to keep my distances while getting a little further up into Sam’s grill without him being the wiser. This really is not the lens to use for that purpose but it is better than what I have now. Someday I will have a lens for every reason and season.
Of course, the main reason I had to have this lens was so I could take pictures of food. This lens will allow me to capture, in detail, things like: the fuzz on a peach, the sauce filled ridges on a single noodle of rigatoni, or the separate veins in a fresh leaf of basil. I’m pretty excited. Hopefully my abilities will begin to sync with the equipment I am using. I realize that my gear is not the best out there but for me and my skill level it is perfect. I still have loads to learn with the gadgets I have to work with. Stay tuned to see if you can detect any improvement in my photos.
Your photos are always amazing so I can only imagine what is in store for us now!