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Re: Lens for close up work
      09/07/2008 00:48

If you go for the sigma 70-300 try and go for the APO version if you can - its a slightly better lens than the original version.
Remember that the sigma is a 1:2 (or 2:1 I forget which way it goes) which means its not like a proper macro prime lens which gets 1:1 - the result being you can't get as close as with a true macro, but you can get some good results. The trick is it has a long minimum focusing distance which - whist nice for not disturbing the insects - can be fiddly to work with at times. Personally I find it a taunting lens for insect work - just not close enough for me - but slightly larger macro and close up work it works really well - just try to keep it on a tripod the whole time!

Another example of the sigma 70-300 macro:


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* Lens for close up work smordecai 07/07/2008 21:51
. * * Re: Lens for close up work LargeFormat   08/07/2008 11:00
. * * Re: Lens for close up work BenchistaModerator   08/07/2008 11:27
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dorset_Mike   08/07/2008 14:33
. * * Re: Lens for close up work BenchistaModerator   08/07/2008 14:46
. * * Re: Lens for close up work spangler   08/07/2008 18:43
. * * Re: Lens for close up work beejaybee   08/07/2008 21:12
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dave_Cox   08/07/2008 21:24
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Overread   09/07/2008 00:48
. * * Re: Lens for close up work PapaLazarou   10/07/2008 10:29
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Gordon_McGeachie   10/07/2008 15:31
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Mojo_66   11/07/2008 12:28
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   08/07/2008 15:22
. * * Re: Lens for close up work SqueamishOssifrage   08/07/2008 11:44
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   08/07/2008 11:30
. * * Re: Lens for close up work SqueamishOssifrage   08/07/2008 11:26
. * * Re: Lens for close up work alanS   08/07/2008 10:51
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   07/07/2008 23:09
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Overread   07/07/2008 22:10
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dorset_Mike   07/07/2008 22:09

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