Macro lens
- Thread starter Zuska
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Well said :tired:
if you have the money for the cannon then go for it
1. cannon usm = great glass
2. great glass can = great pics
3. great pics can = better ID's in your next "what is this on my rock thread"
4. better pics = less :headache: for the rest of us
5. cannon lens = great resale value if you ever want to trade or sell
1. cannon usm = great glass
2. great glass can = great pics
3. great pics can = better ID's in your next "what is this on my rock thread"
4. better pics = less :headache: for the rest of us
5. cannon lens = great resale value if you ever want to trade or sell
I recently got into the macro photography. The guys here are not steering you wrong. Bh photo should be the only place to shop for your camera needs... Adorama I went to once and I will only go there if BH is closed and I need it J&r is an Honorable mention. You said you wanted to see a difference Well the first pic is with a 50mm lens these are Nikon shots But still remember it is not the camera it's the lens. The second pic is with a 100mm
Pic 1 50mm
Pic 2 100mm
Noticed the skin detail on pic 2
I've never heard of a 200mm dedicated macro but I can only imagine that you would have to stand further with a lens like that and most tank depths. If you have to save further try Bh used/demo department or The other guys wont like this but sigma also makes lower price lens but the guys will agree with this Do Not go to broadway photo or anybody who can sell you a camera or a lens at prices too good to be true. Most are grey market and carry no Us warraty or are factory rejects. Good Luck!!
Pic 1 50mm
Pic 2 100mm
Noticed the skin detail on pic 2
I've never heard of a 200mm dedicated macro but I can only imagine that you would have to stand further with a lens like that and most tank depths. If you have to save further try Bh used/demo department or The other guys wont like this but sigma also makes lower price lens but the guys will agree with this Do Not go to broadway photo or anybody who can sell you a camera or a lens at prices too good to be true. Most are grey market and carry no Us warraty or are factory rejects. Good Luck!!
I could get right on the glass with both. The 50mm was a Sigma Lens and the 100 (actuallY105mm) Is the Nikon with the Vr. One difference If I had anything on the glass prior to mounting or gluing though, I would need more room with the 50mm than with the 105mm so the min focal on the nikon was shorther by I would say maybe 6 inches or more.
I have a tamron zoom and it's ok but it's on the 200-400mm zoom, can't beat the price but it didn't get the wow effect from me.
Later guys 6am time to go shopping.
I have a tamron zoom and it's ok but it's on the 200-400mm zoom, can't beat the price but it didn't get the wow effect from me.
Later guys 6am time to go shopping.
- Location
- Upper East Side
I use a Pentax 100mm macro (yes, yes, I know - I'm the only one with a Pentax digital SLR 
), also purchased at B&H photo. Fantastic lens.
You can actually do far better on lens price online than you can even at B&H. If you're not in any hurry, you can go to B&H, try out the lenses, find the one you love, then shop around online a bit to see if you can get an even better price on it. I got my wide-angle lens from photoalley.com $150 cheaper than B&H had it for. (Conversely, I was never able to do any better than B&H on my 28-200mm lens).
I'll probably be the only one to give you this advice, and it will likely fall on deaf ears, but I'm going to ahead and give it anyway. If you are new to the photography hobby (which I suspect you are considering all of the questions you are asking about a macro lens), I recommend you invest in something like a 28-200mm lens. They are extremely versatile, you don't need a tripod, light enough to carry with you everywhere ... it's my "I don't want to carry my camera bag and four lenses around" lens. And it does a fair job for macro photographs - I've actually gotten many of my best tank photographs with that lense as opposed to my macro lens. It is less expensive and you will get far more bang for your buck. If you end up sticking with photography, then later on your can drop the $500+ dollars on a macro lens.
This photo was taken with a 28-200mm lens, stopped all the way down:
Could I have taken the same photo with my macro lens? Absolutely. Could I have gotten EVEN CLOSER? Sure. Did I need to in order to get a good pic? Nope.
Just my $0.02.
), also purchased at B&H photo. Fantastic lens. You can actually do far better on lens price online than you can even at B&H. If you're not in any hurry, you can go to B&H, try out the lenses, find the one you love, then shop around online a bit to see if you can get an even better price on it. I got my wide-angle lens from photoalley.com $150 cheaper than B&H had it for. (Conversely, I was never able to do any better than B&H on my 28-200mm lens).
I'll probably be the only one to give you this advice, and it will likely fall on deaf ears, but I'm going to ahead and give it anyway. If you are new to the photography hobby (which I suspect you are considering all of the questions you are asking about a macro lens), I recommend you invest in something like a 28-200mm lens. They are extremely versatile, you don't need a tripod, light enough to carry with you everywhere ... it's my "I don't want to carry my camera bag and four lenses around" lens. And it does a fair job for macro photographs - I've actually gotten many of my best tank photographs with that lense as opposed to my macro lens. It is less expensive and you will get far more bang for your buck. If you end up sticking with photography, then later on your can drop the $500+ dollars on a macro lens.
This photo was taken with a 28-200mm lens, stopped all the way down:
Could I have taken the same photo with my macro lens? Absolutely. Could I have gotten EVEN CLOSER? Sure. Did I need to in order to get a good pic? Nope.
Just my $0.02.
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- Upper East Side
9th ave and 34th street.
Anybody used Nikkor ED 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF DX VR for macro photography?
?...18-200mm VR focuses as close as 8 inches from the front of the lens at 200mm! Nikon's spec of 20" is the distance from the subject to the image plane, which is the back of the camera, not the front of the lens.?
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm
?...18-200mm VR focuses as close as 8 inches from the front of the lens at 200mm! Nikon's spec of 20" is the distance from the subject to the image plane, which is the back of the camera, not the front of the lens.?
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm
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