benny said:I use it to take pictures of my killifishes.
Excellent lens! Don't settle for less.
But if you want to fill the frame without cropping the original file, perhaps the Canon EF 180mm F3.5 L Macro USM?
Cheers,
benny said:By the way, I've read somewhere that the Tamron Macro is suppose to perform better than Canon.
megaweb said:You may correct in term of image quality but not AF ...
justarius said:if you are at 1:1 one, the only difference the 180mm is going to make from the 100mm is the distance you are away from the object. nothing to do with whether one has more frame filling capability or not. No need to get the 180mm if you are not going outside to stalk dragonflies.
benny said:hmm, I have both the 100 mm macro and the 180 mm macro from Canon. When the subject is smaller, I just switch over to the 180mm for more reach. I need about 20 to 30 cm away from the subject in order not to spook them. So when all things being equal, doesn't the 180 mm fill the frame much better than the 100 mm?
Anyway, I don't shoot dragonflies. The 180mm is exclusively used indoors for my fishes at the moment. At least until I find some kaki to go shooting with.
Cheers,
AuSL said:I'm trying to find a lens that is easy to use and affordable for me to take even fish eggs which is around 1mm in size. :embrass:
juilian75 said:what is USM?
juilian75 said:Am looking for a macro lens too...will the tamrom be suficent
what does the 90mm and 105 mm means?
whats the dif.
juilian75 said:when i was using the cp5000 my lens can be as close as 10 cm away from the fish i'll just follow and wait till it stops and shoot.
sometimes it takes me a few days or not at all to get a good shot.
With the D70 18 -70mm lens i am not able to get a big shot of the fish....
can you advice on what lens to get for the D70 for shooting the fish close up without flash...
AuSL said:Benny,
Your pictures are simply wonderful. Any chance I could pick up some skills from you? ;p