The Tamron 35-150mm F2.0 lens is neither a macro lens or a true telephoto, and perhaps the Tamron 150-500mm would have been a better choice, but it’s extra weight was not what I wanted on the day, so the Tamron 35-150mm F2.0 lens it was. Plus, I had one advantage over my colleagues, I had a 61 megapixel sensor that would allow me to crop to get closer if need be. My colleagues both had around 20 megapixels to play with. One wielded a Panasonic Lumix G9 with a beautiful Leica 50-200mm (100-400mm in 35mm terms) lens, the other a Canon 5D MkII with a Sigma 180mm Macro lens.