As if I didn't already have enough camera gear, I did it again.

I got my W-2 from work and found that while my tax refund won't be as nice as it has been in the past, it's enough to splurge a little on things I need for my art. So the AmEx card was called upon to help me pre-spend the refund.

My Canon 180mm 3.5 L Macro Lens is fantastic. But still, there are times it just doesn't get as close as I'd like it to. So I decided to pick up the Canon Extender 2X EF II, which doubles the zoom ratio on that lens to 2/1. 360mm total. It's difficult to hand-hold (at all) when you're aiming at a spot roughly the size of a centimeter, but it returns excellent shots on a tripod. I can't wait for spring now, with all of the plant life and bugs to shoot. I think I just peed my pants... wait, no, I'm alright.

Ladybugs, wolf spiders, ants, whatever. This is going to be a very nice spring.