Lens for close up work
May 10, 2016 06:52:55 #
wchs1961 - have you looked an a extension tube? You can focus a lot closer, particularly with the EF 25 II.
May 10, 2016 07:23:17 #
kodiac1062 wrote:
Have Canon 80D. Looking for lens to do close up work on say flowers. Canon lenses only at this time. 80D rejected Tamron 16-300 and 18-270. Thank you for you help, I love this site.
Sigma 105 macro.
May 10, 2016 07:41:10 #
May 10, 2016 10:11:39 #
wchs1961
Loc: Athens, Georgia
Hi CHG Canon,
I have not tried an extension tube.....thanks for the suggestion. My preference for the 300mm f4 lens is the versatility as a "walk around" lens while hiking. It gives me the ability to shoot pretty much anything (wildflowers, insects, snakes, birds, etc) except scenery, and I carry a wide angle lens for those shots. The only downside is the weight.
Wayne
I have not tried an extension tube.....thanks for the suggestion. My preference for the 300mm f4 lens is the versatility as a "walk around" lens while hiking. It gives me the ability to shoot pretty much anything (wildflowers, insects, snakes, birds, etc) except scenery, and I carry a wide angle lens for those shots. The only downside is the weight.
Wayne
May 10, 2016 14:12:18 #
wchs1961 wrote:
Wayne / all - the extension tube is next to no weight as it includes no glass. It just changes the minimum and maximum focus distances for a lens. This is a great macro tool for any prime lens.Hi CHG Canon,
I have not tried an extension tube.....thanks for the suggestion. My preference for the 300mm f4 lens is the versatility as a "walk around" lens while hiking. It gives me the ability to shoot pretty much anything (wildflowers, insects, snakes, birds, etc) except scenery, and I carry a wide angle lens for those shots. The only downside is the weight.
Wayne
I have not tried an extension tube.....thanks for the suggestion. My preference for the 300mm f4 lens is the versatility as a "walk around" lens while hiking. It gives me the ability to shoot pretty much anything (wildflowers, insects, snakes, birds, etc) except scenery, and I carry a wide angle lens for those shots. The only downside is the weight.
Wayne
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