I agree - at the first sign of dust I use the Rocket - it usually shifts it.

When it won't - which is rare - I use the Eclipse fluid and Sensor Swab method.

I don't know about Canon but if you wend one in to Nikon to be cleaned - all they do is use a blower anyway.

My first shots of one of these...

What a great idea!

Right - where's that blue tac and superglue?

Hey! I actually saw one land today! WoooooHoooo....

It landed - I got one shot from about 5m away - then off he flew Grrrrrrrrrr

Right then - this is doing my head in

Do Orange Tips ever actually LAND?

I've spent my last three lunch breaks following them round my local park - and I haven't seen one land yet!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

I reckon we do a UK Butterflies meet up there when the right season comes along.

Quite a few forum members will be going anyway

Yes on both counts.

I use my tripod a lot more with the 150mm - much more useable!

The focusing is a lot faster!

As the detail level of the 105mmm lens is in my opinion very good, I would find it hard to see what advantage a 150mm or greater lens would give. But then photography is very much matter of personal preferences. I chose the Sigma 150mm over the 105mm for three reasons... The HSM silent focusing The...

No butterflies here! But... Testing my new Nikon 70-200mm today on a day so dull I wouldn't have bothered with my other lenses. 280mm - 1/80" at F4 and ISO400 - handheld. Cropped and resized but no sharpening. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Kaliyoda/Wigan/leigh_flash/PEN281206_Chaffinch...

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If you shop around you may find a Fuji S7000 for that price. Excellent macro camera and good at the other stuff too!

Here's one on eBay for £200!

Looks great Pete!

A big thanks to Pete and everyone who too the time & effort to enter!

2nd place! Wooooo!

You can tell the nights are drawing in LOL!

I had a good look round my loacl patch yesterday - Pennington Flash in Leigh, Lancs.

Nowt - Nada - Zilch!

Red Admiral in Leigh lancs today. It looked in fine shape too!

I was at Blea Tarn in the Lake District yesterday and saw Red Admiral and Common Darter Dragonfly.

I use the 190ProB too - but with the 222 Joystick head. It makes using a tripod for insect photos a LOT easier.

I use a tripod whenever possible for my insect photography - probably about 80% of the time.

Using a long focal length macro lens (150mm) makes this a lot easier.

Nice shot Robin!

Told you it was a good lens

Looks like a great trip Pete!

Super photos! Are you going to do some photoshoppery to reduce & enhance them?