Quote Originally Posted by mikehillman89
Like us, he's a guy and has no idea what he's doing or why it's important, just that he needs to do it!

That's one of the great debates of ornithology : To what degree can birds feel emotion? (You know 'bout Alex and Irene Pepperberg, right?)


Quote Originally Posted by mikehillman89
These pics and your 4Ft distance is making me consider this lens even more Brendan!

The 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM and 70-200mm f/4L IS USM both focus at 3.9'. But f/2.8 is never used for macro so that isn't a macro advantage. Macro apertures range from f/5.6 to f/16 (f/8 is the best on 1.6x, f/11 is the best on FF). I do see you have a 100mm macro, that should be your main macro lens, though.


I personally prefer the strategy of getting a lighter, smaller, and much cheaper 70-200 f/4 IS and then an 85 f/1.8 for the portraits that require a wider aperture. f/4 isn't all that bad for portraits, anyway