Someone else here suggested adding a teleconverter to the mix when shooting with the 70-200 and the 500D, so I went out after work last evening to give this combo a try. These are not necessarily the most artistic shots, but I was very impressed by what this combo can do. Here are some samples. These were all manually focused BTW, and used the SB-800 (it was nearly dark when I shot these).
This is the tip of the little spike of flowers coming out of Variegated Liriope (what we call monkey grass ;-)). The little flower balls are only a few millimeters in diameter.
This little flower is less than 10mm across.
The center stem of one of the lilies that I posted a couple of days ago:
The center of a New Guinea Impatiens:
Last but not least, a few shots of the pollen pods from the same lily that I posted previously, just a whole lot more magnification:
And you can see the individual pollen grains in this view:
I really want a 200mm micro (or maybe a 70-180mm), but the 70-200VR and attachments certainly gives the ability to get close. 8)
This is the tip of the little spike of flowers coming out of Variegated Liriope (what we call monkey grass ;-)). The little flower balls are only a few millimeters in diameter.

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This little flower is less than 10mm across.

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The center stem of one of the lilies that I posted a couple of days ago:

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The center of a New Guinea Impatiens:

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Last but not least, a few shots of the pollen pods from the same lily that I posted previously, just a whole lot more magnification:

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And you can see the individual pollen grains in this view:

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I really want a 200mm micro (or maybe a 70-180mm), but the 70-200VR and attachments certainly gives the ability to get close. 8)