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08/07/2007 12:26:41 PM · #1 |
Ok so here is the deal. I am just starting to really get into this whole camera thing but after playing around with my fiancee's dad's lenses I have been a little spoiled. So I am trying to finish off my beginning lens collection. I just bought a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (cheap and sharp so I hear), and I have a canon 70-200mm f/2.8L non-is lens coming in the mail. So I need a recommendation for a "good" lens to cover the kit lens realm (18-55mm). I would really like for it to have a macro function as well. I dont need L glass and I would like to keep the price down. Any ideas?
edit: oh and by the way does anyone have a good recommendation for at that gear? Plus a flash eventually.
Message edited by author 2007-08-07 12:51:48. |
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08/07/2007 12:35:16 PM · #2 |
Not macro, but the Tamron 17-50 is great. It's my standard lens, and it comes in both Nikon and Canon mounts.
Oh, and with the 10.5" minimum focusing distance, you can get decent blowups even though it's not really as much as macro.
Message edited by author 2007-08-07 12:35:50.
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08/07/2007 12:50:32 PM · #3 |
"Macro function" on a dSLR will be limited to a Macro lens. Those are all primes, but you can pick between 50mm, 85mm, 100mm, 180mm plus slight variations for third-party lenses.
Now some lenses have "near macro" function. You can consult lens tables and look for lenses which have a short minimum focal distance. Those will get you a larger picture in general. You can also look for tables which list a magnification ratio. The closer you get to 1:1, then more like a macro it will be.
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08/07/2007 12:58:34 PM · #4 |
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08/07/2007 12:59:33 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
Not macro, but the Tamron 17-50 is great. It's my standard lens, and it comes in both Nikon and Canon mounts.
Oh, and with the 10.5" minimum focusing distance, you can get decent blowups even though it's not really as much as macro. |
I like the look of the tamron. EXCEPT that it zooms and focuses backwards when compared with canon lenses.
Could I use an extension tube (Canon Extension Tube EF25) with the canon 50mm I just got with good results?
Oh and I see that there is a ef25 II out there. Does that only have the change of allowing use of ef-s lenses or is there a higher quality and performance as well?
Message edited by author 2007-08-07 13:20:57. |
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08/07/2007 01:03:16 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by IAmMoen:
Could I use an extension tube with the canon 50mm I just got with good results? |
Yup.
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08/07/2007 01:17:27 PM · #7 |
| By the way thanks to everyone who answered so quickly with good information. I appreciate it. |
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