Macro lens question

Grey Knight · 26th July 2008

can macro lenses be used for general usage? or can they be only used for macro shots?

thanks!

merelyok · 26th July 2008

general usage also can.

a 50mm macro is ok for portraits, just as a 100mm macro works as a tele-zoom.

Here is a shot from my sigma 50mm macro.

liionel · 27th July 2008

yeah like i use my 90mm for normal portrait shots too, just that sometimes AF abit lagging.

zac08 · 27th July 2008

Btw, you post in the wrong section already... and answer is yes.. you can use them for general purposes. I have recently done a shoot at Shape Run 2008 with a Tamron 90mm macro lens. So why not?

Grey Knight · 27th July 2008

ok thanks!

26th July 2008	#1
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26th July 2008	#2
merelyok Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,049	Re: Macro lens question general usage also can. a 50mm macro is ok for portraits, just as a 100mm macro works as a tele-zoom. Here is a shot from my sigma 50mm macro.

27th July 2008	#3
liionel Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: funky town! Posts: 1,328	Re: Macro lens question yeah like i use my 90mm for normal portrait shots too, just that sometimes AF abit lagging. __________________ Flickr Nikon D50 TOK12-24f4/NIK50f1.8/TAM90f2.8/SB-600

27th July 2008	#4
zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,962	Re: Macro lens question Btw, you post in the wrong section already... and answer is yes.. you can use them for general purposes. I have recently done a shoot at Shape Run 2008 with a Tamron 90mm macro lens. So why not? __________________ Michael Lim My Flickr Site APAD 2009

27th July 2008	#5
Grey Knight Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 311	Re: Macro lens question ok thanks! __________________ "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying". -Oscar Wilde