My Sister-in-Law is turning me on . . : to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300. I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro? What...

hankm1 Loc: Mount Prospect IL

to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300.
I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro?
What recommendations would you have for a good macro lens.
Thanks!

RobbieAB Loc: UK

What ever Canon one she has on a low-mid range Canon body?

I am a firm believer in "sharing the system" with friends who are also into photography. :)

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

hankm1 wrote:

to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300.
I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro?
What recommendations would you have for a good macro lens.
Thanks!

You do realize that your title can be easily misinterpreted.

mflowe Loc: Port Deposit, MD

Buy the Tamron 180 macro. Best value out there. Sharp, nice bokeh, small angle of view to isolate subject, great working distance. Goes down to 1:1. Even more if the 5300 is a crop sensor camera.

hankm1 Loc: Mount Prospect IL

If I caught your attention, then I succeeded!

hankm1 Loc: Mount Prospect IL

Thank you, mflowe!

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Gene51 wrote:

You do realize that your title can be easily misinterpreted.

I love it!

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

hankm1 wrote:

If I caught your attention, then I succeeded!

This is what the "Quote Reply" option is for.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

hankm1 wrote:

If I caught your attention, then I succeeded!

Click bait but I'm excited.

There's a True Macro-Photography section here with a lot of examples of equipment setups and techniques.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

hankm1 wrote:

to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300.
I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro?
What recommendations would you have for a good macro lens.
Thanks!

Hank, I turned myself on to macro. I own 3 Nikon Macro lenses. My favorite is my 105 Micro Nikkor. I recently purchased a 200 micro nikkor to give me more distance from the dragon fly's and bees.

I also have a 55 micro nikkow I started with.

Jim Bob

hankm1 wrote:

to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300.
I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro?
What recommendations would you have for a good macro lens.
Thanks!

Good for her...Shows she's an astute judge of character.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

mflowe wrote:

Buy the Tamron 180 macro. Best value out there. Sharp, nice bokeh, small angle of view to isolate subject, great working distance. Goes down to 1:1. Even more if the 5300 is a crop sensor camera.

Not only is it good and sharp, it is also pretty light, has a rotating filter thread, and costs a lot less than the others. Only drawback is the focus switch from manual to auto - no easy override - you have to slide the focus ring back and forth to switch from manual to auto. I like to use mine more than several other macro lenses I have.

For clarity's sake, it does go to 1:1, but putting it on a crop sensor is not going to give you an image that is larger on the sensor than in real life - it is still a 1:1 but it will be on a smaller field. No different (except for pixel count) than if you cropped on a full size sensor. You'd need a front filter, bellows or extension tubes to get more than 1:1 magnification.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

hankm1 wrote:

to Macro Photography. She uses a Canon while I use a Nikon D5300.
I don't have any macro lenses. What should I be looking for in a macro?
What recommendations would you have for a good macro lens.
Thanks!

Check out extension tubes. They will turn your existing lenses into macro lenses, although you may not be able to focus at infinity.

hankm1 Loc: Mount Prospect IL

Thank you, OddJobber!

hankm1 Loc: Mount Prospect IL

Thank you, PixelStann77!