Photograph and Camera talk
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hi guys, i find it very hard to find information online about this, or maybe i'm just not looking hard enough.. everyone's either trying to sell me something or blatantly lying to me… so well my question is,
What's the difference between a macro lens and a normal one?
I know for sure a macro lens can focus nearer objects, but what I want to know about is if it will fare the same as normal lenses? Like auto focus timing and all, I have a 100mm macro lens and it's so slow.. takes forever for me to focus on anything. I need a lens with a close focal distance and will fare well in day to day event documenting! I'm not sure what to get though.. Any suggestions guys? (I'm using a Canon body & open to 3rd party lenses)
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many modern "normal" lenses can focus plenty close enough for most of our needs, and a macro lens is bound to have some trade off, be it higher cost, larger physical size, longer focus throw, slower AF, etc. so if you don't have a strong need for the macro performance I'd ignore them. Just my thoughts
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Entry level DSLR, which one….
Nikon D3000
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Cannon EOS 400D
Help?
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I am a Nikon man. Only cause my dad is and all Nikon lenses fit Nikon bodies. Not sure about cannon. Have a look at a Nikon d90. An older model to the d7000 i think. So you should find a good price and has a lot better features the the d3000 you are looking at. There is a pro shop in London that I got a second hand lense from that might have a good deal. I will look for there info if you want?
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Entry level DSLR, which one….
Nikon D3000
or
Cannon EOS 400D
Help?
Ask Tommy, it's presumably he who will be using it most…...
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Thanks Todd
Bollocks Giles
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you cant go wrong with either system Gav. Personally, I feel Nikon makes a superior body but, Canon makes better glass.
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I will take my conflicted thoughts to Tokyo and search the second hand dealers of Akihabara for a bargain.
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Still conflicted…....
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^I'm adopting/ stealing that as a rule of life
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Canon.
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that isn't the first time G has placed that quote, but it still makes me chuckle.
i've actually come to the determination that's how i unwittingly picked my spouse, or maybe that's the other way around :o
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only 8 toe fellow i know that introduced a bunch of folks to 21oz denim out of japan. that checks the originality box if you ask me.
in any event ask tommy what camera he likes as he takes most of the flicks anyway
some how feel i've read that before -
Auto focus will often be a bit slower to focus than ordinary lenses. Some macro lenses have a focus limiter though, so I would recommend that! A few of sigma's macros are quite nice, the 150/2.8 for instance.
many modern "normal" lenses can focus plenty close enough for most of our needs, and a macro lens is bound to have some trade off, be it higher cost, larger physical size, longer focus throw, slower AF, etc. so if you don't have a strong need for the macro performance I'd ignore them. Just my thoughts
hmm i don't think I really need that extra few cm of focus.. but it would've been nice to have if it won't compromise on focus speeds. What would you guys suggest for a lens then? I'm using a full frame Canon 7D and would like a lens of about 12-18mm? It's a pain for me to use my 30mm Sigma F/1.4 indoors..
