mine`s a tamron 90mm £360 $700 it`s a dedicated lens and the picture quality is superb.
i use it with a 2x convertor for extreme close work
a flys eye will fill the frame before any enlargment
HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters (4 comments) 8:48 pm on October 14th, 20092
Some samples here. If you have a cropped sensor Canon, keep in mind that the 100 mm will behave like a 160 and the 50 mm will be like 80 mm.
These were taken with Canon 5D.
I do like the 100 mm better because it has full time focusing–you can touch up the focus at any time (even in AUTO mode). The 50 mm does not have one, and you have to switch it to M (MANUAL) to do that. Furthermore, the 100 mm has ultrasonic motor, and it focuses with no sound. The 50 mm one is really loud!
The 100 mm will give you more working distance, i.e. you’ll be further away from the object. And it does focus down to 1:1.
But both are really sharp.
Canon 100 mm f 2.8 Macrohttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
Canon 50 mm f 2.5 Macrohttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
and while not in macro mode, I used Canon 100 mm f 2.8 Macro for this onehttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
Hope this gives you some ideas.
if you want to do real macro work you need a flat field which means the 35mm eqivalent of a 90-110mm lense with a macro focusing mount.
the post above doesnt specifiy if it’s 24mm at 35mm eqivalent or at canon digital.
A 24mm lense is probably to wide to do good macro work as you will get line bend from forced perspective
I can’t believe some of the answers.
In any case, these are the lenses that Canon makes for Macro work:http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro…
Of these, your best bets are the 60mm f/2.8 macro, 100mm f/2.8 macro, or the 180mm f/3.5L macro. The differences between them come down to working distance and depth of field. The 180mm should give you the most working distance, good for tiny skittish subjects. The 60mm f/2.8 will require you to work and light more closely, but the depth of field should be a little bit better and easier to deal with.
Of the third party lenses, try the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 lens.
Of all these lenses, I would suggest the 180mm f/3.5 L-glass.
I’ve got the Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 macro and it’s excellent, but the zoom range means you have to get really close to take advantage of it. If it’s for something like wild insects then go for the 100mm or the 150mm (I also have the 150mm f2.8, another excellent lens). I kit these up with an EOS20D
I’m using a Sigma 24mm fixed,af lens I bought 4years ago for about £124 to use with my EOS 3,and still using it with my EOS D60 camera. gives excellent results and has been the best Sigma lens I’v used and a lot cheaper than Canon,s lensesSorry its not a Macro lense as such ,but does have a Macro setting
8:03 pm on October 14th, 2009 1
mine`s a tamron 90mm £360 $700 it`s a dedicated lens and the picture quality is superb.
i use it with a 2x convertor for extreme close work
a flys eye will fill the frame before any enlargment
8:48 pm on October 14th, 2009 2
Some samples here. If you have a cropped sensor Canon, keep in mind that the 100 mm will behave like a 160 and the 50 mm will be like 80 mm.
These were taken with Canon 5D.
I do like the 100 mm better because it has full time focusing–you can touch up the focus at any time (even in AUTO mode). The 50 mm does not have one, and you have to switch it to M (MANUAL) to do that. Furthermore, the 100 mm has ultrasonic motor, and it focuses with no sound. The 50 mm one is really loud!
The 100 mm will give you more working distance, i.e. you’ll be further away from the object. And it does focus down to 1:1.
But both are really sharp.
Canon 100 mm f 2.8 Macrohttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
Canon 50 mm f 2.5 Macrohttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
and while not in macro mode, I used Canon 100 mm f 2.8 Macro for this onehttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/w…
Hope this gives you some ideas.
9:29 pm on October 14th, 2009 3
if you want to do real macro work you need a flat field which means the 35mm eqivalent of a 90-110mm lense with a macro focusing mount.
the post above doesnt specifiy if it’s 24mm at 35mm eqivalent or at canon digital.
A 24mm lense is probably to wide to do good macro work as you will get line bend from forced perspective
10:21 pm on October 14th, 2009 4
I can’t believe some of the answers.
In any case, these are the lenses that Canon makes for Macro work:http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro…
Of these, your best bets are the 60mm f/2.8 macro, 100mm f/2.8 macro, or the 180mm f/3.5L macro. The differences between them come down to working distance and depth of field. The 180mm should give you the most working distance, good for tiny skittish subjects. The 60mm f/2.8 will require you to work and light more closely, but the depth of field should be a little bit better and easier to deal with.
Of the third party lenses, try the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 lens.
Of all these lenses, I would suggest the 180mm f/3.5 L-glass.
10:54 pm on October 14th, 2009 5
I’ve got the Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 macro and it’s excellent, but the zoom range means you have to get really close to take advantage of it. If it’s for something like wild insects then go for the 100mm or the 150mm (I also have the 150mm f2.8, another excellent lens). I kit these up with an EOS20D
11:36 pm on October 14th, 2009 6
I’m using a Sigma 24mm fixed,af lens I bought 4years ago for about £124 to use with my EOS 3,and still using it with my EOS D60 camera. gives excellent results and has been the best Sigma lens I’v used and a lot cheaper than Canon,s lensesSorry its not a Macro lense as such ,but does have a Macro setting