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Hi all this is my first thread so excuse anything silly you may read:lol:
I've had a canon g12 for a couple of years which really hooked me on photography compared to my old compacts.Last year i decided to go for a dslr so bought a 60d, about a week later just after our so called drought our awful weather came and with that its spent the most time in the camera bag apart from a few inside shots which got a bit boring after a while so was wondering what you guys take in bad weather? if anything
Secondly and hopefully if spring and summer should appear:wave: i think i'd like to get into macro photography as i find some of the pics ive seen fascinating (plants, insects etc) and should be easier to find than other wildlife when your limited with time and although i love landscape photography to again will be limiting. portraits not really my thing . So any advice on lens etc would be appreciated, hope i haven't bored anyone yet :lol:
 
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I haven't gotten into macro photography (mainly due to 'priorities') but I would think that if you're wanting to take pictures of insects 'in the wild', then a macro lens with a bit of reach on it would be handy - so that you can keep a little distance between you and the subject - so something like a 100mm macro, maybe? What lenses have you already got? There's always extension tubes to get you closer to your subject with your existing lenses.
 
I was thinking the sigma 105 as it seems a bit cheaper and only starting out so just want to.see what I can do, I have the tamron 17-50
 
I've just bought the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 myself. I haven't had any experience of the Sigma 105 but I've heard good stuff about it and I would be looking at it too if I was in the market for buying a macro lens (I've got the short end covered with a Sigma 10-20 and the other end with a Sigma 150-500 - swmbo wouldn't be too happy if I splashed out on another lens).
 
My daughter has the Sigma 50mm Macro and loves it - it's great for getting into Macro photography for still life - not really the best focal length for insects though...

It also doubles as a good 50mm walk about lens...
 
andyred said:
My daughter has the Sigma 50mm Macro and loves it - it's great for getting into Macro photography for still life - not really the best focal length for insects though...

It also doubles as a good 50mm walk about lens...
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I do.like the sigma lenses even the cheaper ones seem better built than so many plastic canon ones , I know its about glass but I think canon need.to.up their game lQ seems just as good third party to.
 
Try and pickup a Canon 100mm macro, it has internal focusing and a longer working distance than the siggy, if you have the budget then sigma 150mm is a cracking lens. Don't forget to factor in the cost of a flash to get the best from any macro lens.
 
I know how you feel about the weather and time constraints! I have a Canon 100mm macro lens and it's brilliant. When the weather's awful and time is tight I can happily spent an hour shooting macros indoors, or in our conservatory where the light is very good even in the worst of weather. As a newbie on here myself not managed to work out how to post pics yet ......! Try taking inanimate stuff as well as flowers etc.
 
Dogfish_magnet said:
Try and pickup a Canon 100mm macro, it has internal focusing and a longer working distance than the siggy, if you have the budget then sigma 150mm is a cracking lens. Don't forget to factor in the cost of a flash to get the best from any macro lens.
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I have am external flash already but what about the specific macro flashes would they be advisable?
 
Well I've bought a sigma 70 mm macro what extension tubes would I need or do they for all ? Thanks
 
buster2 said:
Well I've bought a sigma 70 mm macro what extension tubes would I need or do they for all ? Thanks
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The main problem with that lens is the short working distance (distance from the end of the Lens to subject) which is only 65mm, adding tubes will only reduce this.
 
Dogfish_magnet said:
The main problem with that lens is the short working distance (distance from the end of the Lens to subject) which is only 65mm, adding tubes will only reduce this.
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Yes I realise that but that's going to be just right for me for time being at least I just want to see what I can do and progress from there. Tbh just want a smaller lens to start with and the price was good.
 
buster2 said:
Well I've bought a sigma 70 mm macro what extension tubes would I need or do they for all ? Thanks
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I'd just play with they lens and enjoy the new world of Macro before you start buying other things for it. As I said earlier, my daughter uses a 50mm macro and loves it.
 
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