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June 17th, 2008, 10:39 AM
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Rep Power: 0  |  Macro Lens G'day folks! The kind people here gave me some great advice on a zoom lens back at the start of the yearand I have been massively happy with the Canon 70-300mm IS lens that I picked up because of it. Now its time to look towards the other end of the scale, looking for a Macro lens so I can get some really good close up shots, would prefer not to spend more than £300, less if possible, more if the right lens comes around and looks worth the money. So if you have any ideas they would be appreciated 
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June 18th, 2008, 11:15 AM
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| A Small Influence On Koenigsegg  Joined: Apr 1st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bruchsal, Deutschland Age: 21 Posts: 2,813
Rep Power: 40      | Sigma 17-70 F/2,8-4.5 Macro lens. It's one of the very few lenses I have used that can essentially focus on a sticker if you put it on a lens mounted filter and then zoom in fully. Ice has the lens for Nikon, so he can give you a good verdict. If you are within Europe, I can find you a good deal. |
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June 18th, 2008, 12:21 PM
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| Dr_Q On IRC Joined: Oct 9th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 131
Rep Power: 8 | I have http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/Pro.../categoryID/32 and I can't really fault it. I haven't tried any others though so I haven't really got anything to compare it to. |
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June 18th, 2008, 12:41 PM
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| A Small Influence On Koenigsegg Joined: Apr 1st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bruchsal, Deutschland Age: 21 Posts: 2,813
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June 18th, 2008, 01:06 PM
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Car: Fabia RS Rep Power: 11 | So is the Sigma zoom lens really as good as the dedicated macro lenses with fixed focal lengths? |
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June 18th, 2008, 02:27 PM
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| .dk beauty  Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Denmark Age: 28 Posts: 4,084
Car: Volvo V40 LFS Status:  Rep Power: 42 | I got recommended the tamron 90 mm macro, bought it, love it 
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June 18th, 2008, 03:39 PM
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| Hormone Induced  Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,617
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My vote goes to the excellent Tamron 90mm f/2.8 because it kicks ass. If I didn't use bellows for my macro work, that's the lens I'd have. | |
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June 18th, 2008, 04:33 PM
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| Dr_Q On IRC Joined: Oct 9th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 131
Rep Power: 8 | Ah, that's a fair point. Oh well, evidently the OP will have to change his gear around to get that particular lens. Who needs logic when you can have the same lens as a random guy on the internet? |
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June 18th, 2008, 10:29 PM
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Some lenses like the Sigma can focus rather close, but they're not proper macro lenses. They're more like...well, "close-up lenses". Macro (usually) means that you can go all the way to 1:1 magnification, which means that objects are projected in their real size to your camera sensor. Take a picture of something that's 2cm wide and it'll pretty much fill up the whole picture (because the Canon 1.6x crop sensor is 22.2 x 14.8 mm).
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June 19th, 2008, 11:41 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | cheers for the info folks, will do a bit more research into the tamron and sigma lens'
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