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10/14/2005 04:21:37 PM · #1 |
I want to purchase a macro lens, but I am not sure which one.
This was taken with my EFS 18-55mm, and fortunately I can crop it down without losing too much quality. I would like to be able to take pictures like that full frame. I also like
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I will probably be doing a lot of nature shots too. Any suggestions? |
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10/14/2005 04:27:51 PM · #2 |
Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro
you won't regret it.
Message edited by author 2005-10-14 16:28:57. |
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10/19/2005 09:22:44 AM · #3 |
| Sigma 105mm is also worth considering. The canon's possibly a little better, but the Sigma costs a LOT less. |
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10/19/2005 09:29:15 AM · #4 |
| I don't do enough macro shots to warrant getting a good macro lens, but I bought macro filters to fit on one of my lenses and they work very well. You just screw it on like any other filter, and you can even stack all three that came in the kit for a better macro zoom. It might be worth looking at depending on how much you plan on using the lens |
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10/19/2005 09:35:54 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by samchad:
Sigma 105mm is also worth considering. The canon's possibly a little better, but the Sigma costs a LOT less. |
Today's prices on B&H are:
Canon 100/2.8 Macro USM: $469
Sigma 105 Macro: $399
That's a very small difference in price. The only fly in that ointment is that the Canon does not come with a lens hood, and the Canon hood is $40. I'd buy a 3rd-party rubber hood, the Canon hood interferes with lighting macro shots anyway, so I never use it for macro work.
The Canon is well worth the extra money, for:
- The build quality... it's near "L" build, a seriously a well built lens
- Full-time manual focusing, focus limiter switch, USM
- No funky mechanisms to switch between manual and auto focus
- Internal focus design, lens does not extend.
- No worries about compatibility with future bodies; Sigma may need "re-chipping".
- Higher resale value, though why anyone would want to sell one is beyond me ;-)
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10/19/2005 09:41:28 AM · #6 |
the new tokina 100 f/2.8 macro has received excellent reviews
and acording to pop photo mag review it is extremely sharp perhaps the
best 100 macro that they have tested
I have no expierence with it though, pricing or otherwise I'm just
passing along info from a the article that I read
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10/19/2005 09:51:12 AM · #7 |
Nothing really beats a tru 1:1 macro lens. But i see you have but one lens...perhaps you should consider the Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO Super Macro DG lens ($219 at b&h) - it is an excellent lens for the money and has a macro feature at the 200-300mm range. Not a 1:1, but it is 1:2 and can do more than just macro work.
samples:
Message edited by author 2005-10-19 09:51:41. |
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10/19/2005 09:38:32 PM · #8 |
There are several good options.
Canon EF-S 60mm Macro
Canon EF 100mm F2.8Macro
Sigma 105/150 EX Macro
Tamron 90mm Macro
Tokina 100mm Macro
Both the Tokina and the Sigma 105 are about $400 (Popular Photography's newest issue rates the Tokina as one of the best 100/105mm macros that they've ever tested). They also have the Sigma's test as well, as well of photozone.de
Canon 100 and Tamron 90mm are in the mid to upper $400's. There is a comparison between them on photo.net and I think photozone.de has tested the Canon.
I've not seen too much about the Canon 60mm Macro, but I'm a bit weary of the EF-S mount since it won't work on anything but 300D, XT, 20D and since Canon maybe moving away from cropped sensor.
I think all the lenses are good and you can't go wrong with any of them. You just have to see what you like and what your budget is.
Good luck.
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