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fishguts
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 22:55
hi every one, im kind of new to this stuff and was wondering what would be the best setup for me. i have a cannon digital rebel xt and want to take nice real closeup pics. but i aint got a clue what i might need and a good setup for a greenhorn. can anyone set me in the rite direction? thanks.:)
dima1109
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 23:15
What is your budget? If all you can spend is ~$150, you can get some extension tubes (Kenko DG seem to be very popular around here). Or you can get some a reverse mount adapter (if you do a search on ebay, it should turn out some) to turn your lens around and mount in backwards. That would get you pretty close. In fact, if you just take your lens (say, a common 18-55mm kit lens, assuming you've got one) and hold it up to your camera backwards, you should be able to almost fill the frame with LIBERTY on a penny. An adapter would allow you to mount the lens on there sturdily. A pretty low-tech solution, but it works surprisingly well.

If you have $300-400 to spend, you could get a dedicated macro lens. Canon 60mm and 100mm, Sigma 105mm and Tamron 90mm are all great macro lenses that would let you get up to 1:1 magnification.
Randy McBum.
17th of March 2009 (Tue), 16:29
Listern to Dima, it really depends on your budget. :)
fishguts
17th of March 2009 (Tue), 18:28
im likeing what im reading about this lense what do you guys think of it? thanks again for the help.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-S-Macro-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0007WK8KS/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Rickinferno
18th of March 2009 (Wed), 07:02
im likeing what im reading about this lense what do you guys think of it? thanks again for the help.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-S-Macro-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0007WK8KS/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t


I just bought 100mm f/2.8 MACRO lens last Friday and I have to say it is pretty nice. I am still learning how to use it but I did get some nice shots, I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to do MACRO. For the price diffrence between the 100mm and the 60mm I would go for the 100mm. Also everything is internal meaning you do not have to be 3" to 4" away from your subject to take the picture you can go right up to its face and snap your picture without having to worry about your zoom coming out of your lens.