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excellent work, I would say they are all keepers

GerryH

Nice shots Rob, I really like the cricket pictures (the capture of intensity in the players faces is priceless). Your review http://fourthirdsphoto.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=4652
of the 50-500 is...

I got mine from Tri-State Camera,
http://www.tristatecamera.com/lookat.php?sku=SIGAF50500EXDGO&cs=find.php&action=search&target=products&keywords=sigma%2050-500&search_method=all

It looks like...

this is the 2x tele converter

these are the same shots with the wide angle adapter.

I picked up a set of adapter lenses from

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tele-Wide-Lens-For-Olympus-EVOLT-E-300-E-500-E-330_W0QQitemZ250145589040QQihZ015QQcategoryZ116189QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

here are...

Sigma 50-500

-pro
sharp images
good contrast
huge range
well built
fast and silent focus
tripod mount included
front lens doesn't rotate (this only matters if you can afford the 86mm...

maybe too much coffie

GerryH

Here is a picture I call a bird in a cage. It was sitting in the middle of the plant and eating the seed pods

GerryH

here is my review of a vivitar series 1 70-210, I found it very good at macro but not great at telephoto. It is my choice for macro of flowers and bugs in the wild as I can get them at arms length. ...

I was not impressed with the pictures from the opteka 500mm lens on ebay. I picked one up just for giggles. I did get a couple of pictures that were ok. but it took a couple of hundred shots to do...

here is a image from sony

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Another Item I picked up to help with my Macro Photography. I did not have to $ to buy a Olympus Ring Flash, So I tried a no name brand. (it died after the first flash). So my next choice was a LED...

I picked one up from B&H. Have to say that I am impressed so far. I have shot a few frames just to see how it handles a couple of situations and it passed so far. I will post them when I get a...

I picked one of these up off of ebay, ($39 + $6). It is well built, fits my E330 like it was built for it. The magnification is small but noticeable. I do not have a problem with viewing readings in...

No I have not. But here goes the next week of my life...... Got to try anything free.

GerryH

I have found that stopping down helps,

GerryH

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Here is the next chapter in the great...

give's you an idea of the uphill battle that you face trying to buy a lens for 4/3 in Canada, This is the distributor for Sigma, they in turn sell to the camera stores. It shows how bad a choice it...

Hi;

This is a copy of an email exchange with the Sigma Distributor in Canada



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Subject: lens availibility

These guys claim to have some, but their prices are wacked!!

http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=143573&sbadd=143573

GerryH

yes you can use an OM lens on the E500, you will need an adapter
http://fourthirdsphoto.com/vbb/showthread.php?p=80677#post80677
and a focus screen helps...

OK I found another one, no one buy this until I do!!

GerryH

I have had a chance to take a few pictures now. I got the screen to use with my E330 - OM50mm and Vivitar 70-210. I did modify my OM/4-3 adapter by removing the aperture stop. This allows me to focus...

Just a couple of note to go with the pictures,
I used a E330, OM 50mm f1.8 (f8), Vivitar 2X macro converter, V.V. focus screen, on-board flash.

The Wolf spider lives in burrows, no web, hunts...