The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
Sundula on Sep 14, 2006September 14th, 2006, 4:51 pm EDT
-Jason I was wandering what lense you you use with your EOS 20D for those exteme close ups. I shoot with a Rebel XT with a 100mm f/2.8 macro, I was just wondering, if I was to guess I would guess the MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro.
Troutnut on Sep 14, 2006September 14th, 2006, 5:19 pm EDT
I use both the lenses you listed, to give me continuous zoom from 5X out to infinity. It's the perfect combo. I also use the MT-24EX macro flash with polarizing film over the flash heads and a polarizing filter on the lens to get rid of the glare from the flash. And of course a tripod is necessary.
I've got an article in the works about my equipment setup, but it's been delayed a while since I have several more urgent things to work on.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist