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Hi I've just got myself a canon 100mm IS macro lens and I wondered whether I need a ring flash to get the best effects from it? I've never used a ring flash so would appreciate any advice. It's for use with a canon 550d. I don't have much of a budget after buying the lens (second hand) but...

argh don't say that ;) I guess I'll just have to save up and trade this in for the IS version when I can :)

Thanks everyone - that's reassuring. I will have to practice my steady hands for when I use it not as a macro then! :) If the IS version wasn't much more I'd have held out for it but it's about double the price even second hand so I just couldn't :)

Thank you I guess I'm just worried that the IS would have made a big difference? :)

Thanks for the advice everyone. In the end I found a second hand Canon 100mm f 2.8 USM lens that I could stretch to. I'm pretty pleased with it but a little worried I should have waited to save up for the IS model. I've only been playing with it for a few days but I'm struggling not to get...

Wow! Thanks for the tips and it's really great to see those images too. I think I'm going to keep an eye out for a second hand sigma :)

Thank you :)

wow thanks everyone! :) I think I will be handholding the lens for much of what I do so I'd need to make sure I'm steady and have plenty of light I guess! :) I need to figure out what to do now! I am definitely tempted to go for a second hand lens to be honest - either the sigma...

If I was going to get either the Sigma or Tamron second hand which would people recommend? They seem to be pretty close in price on ebay etc. :)

Thanks I was concerned about the lack of IS on the other model though? Is it not much of an issue? I will take a look at the sigma and tamron ones too thanks Nancy :)

Hi there I'm saving up to get a 100mm Canon IS macro lens. In the meantime I wondered if anyone had any cheaper recommendations that might do a passable job while I save :) I've seen these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190642342166 Are they any good or a...

Hi Can anyone recommend any courses which specialise on food photography in the surrey area (or not too far away)? thanks Nancy :)

Brilliant! Thank you :)

Hi I have both jpeg and Raw files on my memory card and I want lightroom to import both at the same time - is there a way to do this? Sorry this is probably very basic! thanks Nancy :)

Thanks :thumbs: