Whats is a good sigma to take pics of Flowers

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15 Apr 2005 - 3:53 AM

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mark a.

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15 Apr 2005 - 3:56 AM

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The Sigma 105mm macro.

Or, similar (although not Sigma) is the Tamron 90mm macro. Both good lenses.

tim franklin

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15 Apr 2005 - 3:57 AM

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The 180mm macro will give you even more working space than the 105mm. I don't have one, but know a guy who does. He's very happy with it.

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15 Apr 2005 - 4:04 AM

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I rate the Sigma macros highly (I won 3 in a Practical Photography "Patterns in Nature" competition a good few Septembers ago and when I latterly changed to Canon, I replaced 2 of them with Canon fit versions).

Both the 105 and 180 are excellent. For flowers, I feel the 180 is probably not going to be necessary unless they are Triffids or in inaccessible locations where the extra reach of the 180 is going to be of benefit.

However, I have recently been using the latest Canon 100mm macro (never having used one) and it is really superb and price wise, there is not a lot of difference netween the Sigma 105 and the Canon 100.


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15 Apr 2005 - 4:22 AM

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i have a 28-80mm 3.5 - 5.6II canon lelses (macro)but the images of flowers are never 100% sharp.....

tepot

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15 Apr 2005 - 4:26 AM

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The Nikon 105 macro won the best macro lens test in a photo mag but it's very expensive compared with the sigma 105 which gives more or less comparable results, i'm still trying to persuade the wife to let me spend the cash for the sigma one.

redsnappa

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15 Apr 2005 - 4:55 AM

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Remember the Sigma 105mm will be the equivlent of a 168mm lens when used on the Canon 300D so 180mm may not be needed.

tepot

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9 Jul 2005 - 6:05 AM

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from what i have read recently in reviews, the Tamron and Sigma macro's are about equal in image performance, and the decision would come down to mechanical and ease of use, and i believe the Tamron just tips the Sigma in mechanical quality.
is there any difference in lens to subject difference between the Sigma 105 and the Tamron 90 macro's?