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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikew_RIP" data-source="post: 484453" data-attributes="member: 14174">The lenses of today mostly focus close enough for all situations,the problem used to be with the film lenses something like the Nikon 300f4.5 would not focus close enough to get a decent sized image of a small bird at a feeding station,this meant adding a small extension tube but losing distance focusing if any thing happened further away,in turn the Tamron 300mm sp f5.6 became popular because of its close focusing ability,some even went with the Tamron 500 sp mirror lens because of its close focus,you just had to have a background that helped reduce the dough-nut bokeh.My first choice would always be to get close one way or another but when a goldfinch is singing at the top of a 40-50ft tree it aint happening.</blockquote>