Looking to buy a macro lens and need help (Page 3): Decent stats. This is a true macro lens. Most of the rest of your post was copy-&-paste of Tamron hype. One addition to stats:...

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Dwayne50021 wrote:

Info about Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP AF Di Macro Lens
11.4" (0.29 m) Minimum Focus Distance
1:1 (Life -Size Magnification Ratio)
Weighs 14.3 oz (405 g)

Decent stats. This is a true macro lens. Most of the rest of your post was copy-&-paste of Tamron hype.

One addition to stats: 11.4-inches MFD is from film plane to subject. At MFD, your 90-mm should have a Working Distance (lens front element to subject) of about 135-mm (5.3-inches). WD is more important than MFD.

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

"Canon 50mm f2.5 Macro is usually lens than $250 new and much less used. On the Rebel it is the equivalent of an 80mm focal length.[/quote]

Ok. How do the pictures with this lens compare to the 18-55 kit lens that I got with my xt3i.

Thanks in advance

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Screamin Scott wrote:

You would be hard pressed to find a true macro lens that doesn't deliver good images, no matter who makes it.

This is correct. The only codicil is that some manufacturers, as a selling ploy, scribe the word "Macro" on lenses that can only focus to 1:2 (1/2 life-size) or 1:3 (1/3 life-size). These are not true macros.

Dwayne50021

[quote=Nikonian72]

Dwayne50021 wrote:

Info about Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP AF Di Macro Lens
11.4" (0.29 m) Minimum Focus Distance
1:1 (Life -Size Magnification Ratio)
Weighs 14.3 oz (405 g)

Decent stats. This is a true macro lens. Most of the rest of your post was copy-&-paste of Tamron hype.

Ok I will continue to learn about this lens and it capabilities just like I am about the camera. This is a different world to me but I am happy learning about photography. Fascinating topic with hands on learning. since it is digital you can delete at no cost. I like that feature..

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

The macro lens will give you much more magnification plus better edge to edge sharpness. If all you are doing is posting the images online on a photo sharing site, don't crop your photos much & don't pixel peep or print large enlargements, you would be hard pressed to see a lot difference in resolution.

amyinsparta wrote:

"Canon 50mm f2.5 Macro is usually lens than $250 new and much less used. On the Rebel it is the equivalent of an 80mm focal length.

Ok. How do the pictures with this lens compare to the 18-55 kit lens that I got with my xt3i.

Thanks in advance[/quote]

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

"since it is digital you can delete at no cost. I like that feature.."

Everything has a cost....The shutter on your camera has a limited lifespan. Taking excessive amounts of images leads to a shutter failing sooner so it's still a good practice to think about your shooting parameters prior to pressing that shutter button.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Screamin Scott wrote:

Everything has a cost....The shutter on your camera has a limited lifespan. Taking excessive amounts of images leads to a shutter failing sooner so it's still a good practice to think about your shooting parameters prior to pressing that shutter button.

Has any photographer on UHH had to replace a shutter due to excessive use? Most "consumer" and "pro-sumer" camera shutters are rated between 50,000 to 100,000 actuations. Averaging 835 exposures/month, 50,000 actuations = 5-years. Most photographers will upgrade within that time period.

Dwayne50021

Screamin Scott wrote:

"since it is digital you can delete at no cost. I like that feature.."

Everything has a cost....The shutter on your camera has a limited lifespan. Taking excessive amounts of images leads to a shutter failing sooner so it's still a good practice to think about your shooting parameters prior to pressing that shutter button.

I went to your flicker site to view your pics ...awesome pics.. What a spider! Great shots on many different subjects.
Thanks for the advice.

Dwayne50021

Screamin Scott wrote:

"since it is digital you can delete at no cost. I like that feature.."

Everything has a cost....The shutter on your camera has a limited lifespan. Taking excessive amounts of images leads to a shutter failing sooner so it's still a good practice to think about your shooting parameters prior to pressing that shutter button.

I went to your flicker site to view your pics ...awesome pics.. What a spider! Great shots on many different subjects.
Thanks for the advice.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

A couple of photographers in my local camera club did a shoot today for the Atlanta "March of Dimes" walk. One shot over 700 images, the other shot 1400....That's ridiculous...Way over what your estimate ran & the reason I said there is a cost for everything. I don't shoot anywhere near those #'s & most people don't, but having learned on film, I still am judicious on the # of shots I take & plan my shots accordingly.....BTW, the Wolf spider on my Flickr stream was shot with a 1985 model "Lester A Dine" 105mm F2.8 macro lens @ 1:1 on a Nikon D70s (which doesn't meter with this MF lens, thus no lens info on the exif data)....I have picked up a used D300 as an upgrade to the D70s & got a bargain on one with 3098 shutter actuations (camera's shutter is rated to 150K) for $726...

BTW, I captured an even larger Wolf spider the other day at my day job & am keeping it to snap off some more shots, hopefully with a meal for it.

Nikonian72 wrote:

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Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Screamin Scott wrote:

. . . the Wolf spider on my Flickr stream was shot with a 1985 model "Lester A Dine" 105mm F2.8 macro lens @ 1:1 on a Nikon D70s

I have been very impressed with results obtained with a Lester A Dine 105. Another macro-photographer has the same lens, and similar results: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-1.html#511887 .

Please consider posting a photo of your macro-set-up here: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-1.html