meagan1823
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Ok I have a Canon Rebel XTI and I was wondering what lens/lenses ya'll would recommend getting for good close up shots of zoas and other corals?
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
Which Lens?
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meagan1823
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maybe I should have posted my price limit lol
Just looked them up and they are going for $300 used on ebay
Looking for a lens around the $100 price range
Just looked them up and they are going for $300 used on ebay
Looking for a lens around the $100 price range
Don't buy a cheap lens. Just wait and save for the 100 2.8.
Wolverine
Premium Member
I agree with Rich. I'm not aware of a Macro lens in that price range, and if there is one, I'm not sure it's one you would want to own (n.b. that doesn't mean there isn't one, just that I'm not aware of it).
Wolverine
Premium Member
As a temporary option, until you can save up, you can try this trick Turbovr3six's cell phone trick.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1817910
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1817910
ducklabdad
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Your best bet if you want to spend around 100.00 is to get a set of extension tubes, they will allow you to focus closer with any lense.
But, a true macro is going to be your best bet, and for 100.00 you are not going to be happy with any macro you buy for that price. I myself am saving my nickels for a 100mm 2.8 macro, but getting buy with extension tubes.
You can also buy the magnifying filters, getting a "good" quality one in the 75 to 100 dollar range, but again, these are bandaids, a "good" macro will be your best bet.
Another alternative is to "rent" and see if that is really what you want before you dole out the money. check out lensrentals.com they are good folks to deal with.
But, a true macro is going to be your best bet, and for 100.00 you are not going to be happy with any macro you buy for that price. I myself am saving my nickels for a 100mm 2.8 macro, but getting buy with extension tubes.
You can also buy the magnifying filters, getting a "good" quality one in the 75 to 100 dollar range, but again, these are bandaids, a "good" macro will be your best bet.
Another alternative is to "rent" and see if that is really what you want before you dole out the money. check out lensrentals.com they are good folks to deal with.
If you want cheap macro..there are a number of screw on macro filters..they will set you back 20-30 bucks and while having extremely limiting range of focus will allow you some experience with macro while you save money for a good lens...
this is a link to my tank thread ..the macro shots were taken with a $19 filter
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1776188
this is a link to my tank thread ..the macro shots were taken with a $19 filter
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1776188
Tremont
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I'm sure I'm not the first person who's said this, but I've lost count of the number of times I've seen someone with less than 50 posts ask this question (and other similar redundant questions). It's unfortunately a side effect in any forum where posting is encouraged through incentives...I hope they pay you Beerguy!
...sorry I've always wanted to say that
Wolverine
Premium Member
I'm sure I'm not the first person who's said this, but I've lost count of the number of times I've seen someone with less than 50 posts ask this question (and other similar redundant questions). It's unfortunately a side effect in any forum where posting is encouraged through incentives...I hope they pay you Beerguy!
...sorry I've always wanted to say that
That's true, however, I've also lost track of the number of times people with well over the 50 posts have asked redundant questions, so I'm not sure there's a direct correlation.
Octoshark
Marine Biology Student
Just got it a few days ago and I wasn't very satisfied at first but that was because I was shooting handheld without a tripod. Then I got my tripod and now I love the lens
What other lenses do you have? A lot of the "cheaper" macro solutions unfortunately have the side effect in that their focusing distance is very short. For a lot of macro stuff they can work pretty well, for fish tank stuff though because of the short focusing distance anything you want to take pictures of will have to be VERY close to the glass.
As has been said in this thread, you won't find a macro lens for $100. About the cheapest lens I can think of that could obtain 1:1 would be the nifty fifty (Canon 50mm f/1.8) mounted on a full set (68mm) of extension tubes or mounted backwards on the camera using a reversing ring. Nifty fifty will run ~$80 new and a set of extension tubes with electrical contacts will run ~$70 for an ok set. Reversing ring will run somewhere around $10 but you'll lose electrical contact so you won't be able to adjust aperture or autofocus (AF being minor since you usually don't AF with macro anyhow). If you have the kit lens already you can just buy a reversing ring to mount it backwards on the camera (it works surprisingly well as a macro) which will run you somewhere around $10, but again you lose electrical contact and it may be of limited use for fish tank stuff because of the extremely short focusing distances you'll encounter.
Or you can wait and save your money until you can afford a true macro lens.
