butterfly place
Apr 27, 2012 14:15:05 #
Hi gang
I need advice on what lens to use tomorrow. I am chaperoning (sp) my daughters girl scout troop on a trip to the butterfly place in Westford MA. I won't have a lot of time to be swapping out different lens'. I have a 50mm, 18-55 and 55-200. I want to leave just one on there. What would be my best bet? The 50mm?
I need advice on what lens to use tomorrow. I am chaperoning (sp) my daughters girl scout troop on a trip to the butterfly place in Westford MA. I won't have a lot of time to be swapping out different lens'. I have a 50mm, 18-55 and 55-200. I want to leave just one on there. What would be my best bet? The 50mm?
Apr 27, 2012 17:27:54 #
with what you have i would take the 55-200. I usually use a 70-200.
Apr 27, 2012 17:48:16 #
Apr 27, 2012 18:01:29 #
really? They will be up close. will i get a sharper image with the 55-200 vs the 50?
Apr 27, 2012 18:46:27 #
I was at the Butterfly Place in February and used my 50mm but wished I had the 18-135 with me. Once the temperature goes up in the building, the little butterflies are moving rapidly and hard to shoot. I did get some good shots with the 50mm anyway. It is a fun place.
Apr 27, 2012 20:48:43 #
I was at the Butterfly House in Homosassa Springs Wednessday. I used my 18-200mm, it worked well.
Apr 27, 2012 21:04:15 #
ANY lens will work. The question is: how much of your image do you want to be butterfly, and how much background? The longer your focal length, the better chance you have of getting more butterfly in your image.
Apr 27, 2012 21:24:25 #
sounds like a plan. 55-200 it is. hopefully i'll get some good shots and put them up tomorrow sometime
Apr 27, 2012 23:31:32 #
I went to the Butterfly House in St. Louis last year. I took my 60mm macro, which should be close to your 50mm. I specifically wanted to see what I could do with a prime lens rather than a zoom. I was very happy with the results. I have been there since with my 18-200mm zoom and was also satisfied, but I think my prime forced more creativity with the butterflies and flowers in the House. You need to be quick because they don't pose for long!
Apr 28, 2012 01:27:11 #
It depends on the time of day, temperature, humidity, etc. Butterflies will not fly until their wings are dry. Early in the AM, they will be still, so use the short wide-angle lens. Later on in the day, when they're flying more, use the 55-200.
Apr 28, 2012 05:54:37 #
Apr 28, 2012 06:51:04 #
What I would do is to get out the instruction sheets for the lenses and look up the close focus distance and take the one offering the closest. Or, I would load each lens and manually check to see which one allowed the closest focus.
Apr 28, 2012 09:01:46 #
dbranga wrote:
Hi gang
I need advice on what lens to use tomorrow. I am chaperoning (sp) my daughters girl scout troop on a trip to the butterfly place in Westford MA. I won't have a lot of time to be swapping out different lens'. I have a 50mm, 18-55 and 55-200. I want to leave just one on there. What would be my best bet? The 50mm?
I need advice on what lens to use tomorrow. I am chaperoning (sp) my daughters girl scout troop on a trip to the butterfly place in Westford MA. I won't have a lot of time to be swapping out different lens'. I have a 50mm, 18-55 and 55-200. I want to leave just one on there. What would be my best bet? The 50mm?
Years ago we went to Magic Wings, I would use the 18-55, there was plenty of light but humid, Bob.
Apr 28, 2012 10:10:51 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
55-200. If you have a monopod, take it. Cheaper yet, get a piece of heavy cord or lightweight chain. Add a 1/4- screw to one end, a large washer on the other, screw into tripod mount bottom of camera drop chain onto floor, step on it, pull camera taut where comfy and shoot. When finished. Unscrew and throw it in your pocket. Simple, cheap adequate for butterflies. Just a thought. Have fun.
Apr 28, 2012 11:22:50 #
I use an 18-200 also, and bring a monopod, or better yet, a tripod if they allow it, and it's not too crowded.
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