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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 505333" data-attributes="member: 7240">The cause and effect might be inverted from what you first perceive. The shooter might want a certain perspective, meaning he wants to shoot from afar. And to get enough magnification he needs long focal length. I've shot butterflies with 600 mm and longer, with extension tubes and teleconverters. I don't feel it is an overkill at all because nothing else gives the same perspective. I have shot butterflies with a 16/2.8 fisheye with an extension ring too, to produce completely different perspective. It all depends on what is the purported end result. YMMV.</blockquote>