It was my birthday recently. My new toy, to go with the new camera, is a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens. This arrived on Thursday, and aside from some playing about inside, I've not really had a chance to use it. First impressions are good, it is very nicely finished and unlike the 18-55mm kit lens, actually feels heavy enough to have some glass inside. So today I went out to play.

We went for a wander through the Hermitage of Braid. Very slowly. It really gives a different perspective on the world. 1:1 on this size of sensor is tiiiiny. Very rewarding for a first trip, I can see that I am going to have to spend a lot of time getting used to the depth of field issues, something which is very important in macro photography. Focussing correctly is hard, and I think a good tripod setup will help that, as well as allowing me to close down the aperture for a greater depth of field when required. Plenty to work on...

Anyway, I'm very pleased with my purchase, I think it will be well used.