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sam T
15th of March 2008 (Sat), 18:04
should i or not
because i really want a cheap good macro lens and also i thought i would be a good walk around lens

i found it for a good price on amazon

_ Sam

condyk
15th of March 2008 (Sat), 18:08
The 50mm 2.8 Macro is a very nice lens. Has decent AF for a Macro too.

gasrocks
15th of March 2008 (Sat), 18:56
It is very sharp, and a good deal. However, the AF is slow. Might be too slow for "normal" subjects. 50mm macro = very close. What will you be taking macro pix of?

CountryBoy
15th of March 2008 (Sat), 19:05
Flip the limit switch on and the AF is not all that bad.