Sandi asked me to take a few shots with the 70-200VR with and without the 500D diopter lens, as she is considering this combo. These are for her. I certainly don't claim that they are very good, but they should show what this set-up can do. ;-)
These shots were not cropped at all; just resized. These were shot in A priority, at f10, using the SB-800 (I forgot to change the WB to flash, so they look pretty yellow
).
Without the 500D. This was about as close as I could get and still get the 70-200VR to focus (about 5 feet):
With the 500D. This shot was taken at about 15 - 16 inches:
Frank
These shots were not cropped at all; just resized. These were shot in A priority, at f10, using the SB-800 (I forgot to change the WB to flash, so they look pretty yellow
Without the 500D. This was about as close as I could get and still get the 70-200VR to focus (about 5 feet):

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With the 500D. This shot was taken at about 15 - 16 inches:

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Frank