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06/30/2006 03:22:51 PM · #1 |
Hello!
I have a Canon 20D and really want to get a Macro lens for it but I just don't know where to start! I want to take mainly insects and flowers and can spend around $500, your recommendations would be great. Thank you!! |
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06/30/2006 03:25:04 PM · #2 |
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06/30/2006 03:25:52 PM · #3 |
Ya, you don't need to go any further than that. That's pretty well the final word in macro, unless you want to really spend money for the 150mm.
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06/30/2006 03:29:16 PM · #4 |
| wow, thanks for your quick responses, that's great! Thank you! |
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06/30/2006 03:29:43 PM · #5 |
here is some of what that lens has done.
linky |
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06/30/2006 03:45:27 PM · #6 |
I agree the 100mm f/2.8 is the lens of choice. There is a budget version though used on this shot.
Someday the 100mm will replace that setup, then look out!
Message edited by author 2006-06-30 15:45:41. |
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06/30/2006 03:48:18 PM · #7 |
| Great shot BradP...a bit scary though!! |
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07/04/2006 12:14:25 PM · #8 |
| Hi all, just wanted to find out what your feelings were about the 60mm f/2.8 - would your preference still be for the 100mm? thanks! |
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07/04/2006 12:22:07 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by biscuit:
Hi all, just wanted to find out what your feelings were about the 60mm f/2.8 - would your preference still be for the 100mm? thanks! |
I prefer the 60mm myself, and it's the one I bought. It's much lighter and more compact, making it easier to hand-hold. The working distance isn't all that much different from the 100mm. On paper it's a 4-inch difference at 1:1, but that's measured to the sensor plane, and the 100mm lens is a couple inches longer than the 60mm lens, so the real-world working difference, measured from the front of the lens, is just a couple inches.
I'm happy with the 60mm; sharp and versatile, easy to carry around, a nice length for a prime lens.
Robt.
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07/04/2006 12:46:40 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by biscuit:
Hi all, just wanted to find out what your feelings were about the 60mm f/2.8 - would your preference still be for the 100mm? thanks! |
Distance from the subject is the thought here.The 60 is also not a FF compaitble lens if that matters.
The 150 gets you even farther back which can help you sneak up on the bugs.
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07/04/2006 01:01:21 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
That's pretty well the final word in macro, unless you want to really spend money for the 150mm. |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
The 150 gets you even farther back which can help you sneak up on the bugs. |
Do you guys mean the EF 180mm f/3.5L USM macro lens? I don't think Canon makes a 150mm macro lens.
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07/04/2006 01:03:21 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by micknewton:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
That's pretty well the final word in macro, unless you want to really spend money for the 150mm. |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
The 150 gets you even farther back which can help you sneak up on the bugs. |
Do you guys mean the EF 180mm f/3.5L USM macro lens? I don't think Canon makes a 150mm macro lens. |
sigma does :-) |
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07/04/2006 01:28:52 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by kyebosh:
Originally posted by micknewton:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
That's pretty well the final word in macro, unless you want to really spend money for the 150mm. |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
The 150 gets you even farther back which can help you sneak up on the bugs. |
Do you guys mean the EF 180mm f/3.5L USM macro lens? I don't think Canon makes a 150mm macro lens. |
sigma does :-) |
Yup, and it got an overall rating of 9.7 at FM. The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 lens only got a 9.6 rating. Still, I like my 100mm macro. It takes nice bug pics, and it's a great portrait lens too.
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