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09/06/2005 05:07:40 PM · #1
I'm considering getting a macro lens or possibly some close up filters. Still not sure...

About lenses, I'm looking at the Sigma 105mm 2.8 or the 50mm 2.8. They both seem to give a 1:1 ratio so why spend the extra on the 105mm?

As for close up filters, which lens is best for Macro use? I have the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 which already gets me in pretty close and the 70-200 f/4 gets me in there too. The filters for these lenses would be different (250D for the 28-75 vs 500D for the 70-200). Are there advantages to using one or the other?

Are there other ways of doing it? Extention tubes? 1.4x or 2x times extenders? Anything else?

Help me please...
09/06/2005 05:10:24 PM · #2
The 105mm will give you greater working distance than the 50mm. This could be an advantage when viewing skitterish subjects.
09/06/2005 05:19:44 PM · #3
it also gives you better backround bluring.
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