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Cool, no doubt it will be a great lens, but I bet the price will be "great" as well, cfr the 150/2.8 OS.

That's how I do it right now. I just wondered why I can't trigger AF remotely in LV. After all, the whole idea of mounting my camera on a tripod, using LV and a remote cord, is not to touch the...

Yes, a 1000D. Well, I am using a Hahnel remote switch, which works fine when not in LV. With the camera in LV, a half press does nothing. A full press takes a picture. Maybe Canon changed...

Yes, the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro. Highly recommended for this kind of work.

Imho the most beautifull species of damselfly available in my country (Belgium). dpr://galleries/6431715238/photos/1168476

I used a Wimberley plamp. Yes, it was the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro. Awesome lens.

Yes, the camera was mounted on a tripod. Otherwise, this is impossible :)

Took the 1000D out again for a butterfly shoot. dpr://galleries/6431715238/photos/1165291

These pictures were shot late in the evening, around 21h30. By then, temperature has dropped to a level where the butterflies don't bother flying away anymore. It's too cold.

I could do that, but I like my pictures as natural as possible.