Watching some old episodes of AdoramaTV with photographer Mark Wallace. This particular episode deals with one of my favorite topics - macro photography.
As I currently don't own a macro lens, I'm always interested in seeing techniques for shooting macro. Sure enough, shooting with his 7D, he uses the lens I'm interested in getting - the 100mm w/ IS. But of course, it doesn't end there!
Through the video he talks of things you might consider to get working. For instance - a tripod. Easy enough. I have one of those. But no no no... due to the necessity for the lens to be very close to your subject (hence: macro). His tripod legs split outward to bring the mounting point closer to the ground. He also added a horizontal bar to get the camera body away from the center of the tripod. And even still, he had a ball head to quickly adjust the position of the camera.
Ring flash for the head of the lens? Yup. Should get one of those as well. Remote shutter? You got it. That's great to have for macro shots as well.
There must be some sort of equation to estimate the total cost of ownership for any single photography product. I'll bet it's something like a 1:3 ratio. For every $100 you spend on a core item you want, there'll be $300 of additional stuff you should get as well!
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