LENS NEED

[PHOENIXSON]

I NEED TO BUY A LENSE THAT CAN SHOOT LIKE BUGS AND SMALL INSECTS AND STILL SHOOT LIKE A NICE LANSCAPE.

I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT OUT THERE THATS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE.

[tim]

1) Please stop shouting.

2) You're not going to find a lens that does both well. Landscape uses short lenses (17-40mm perhaps), macro is good with lenses like the Canon 100mm F2.8 macro.

[Raj]

As Tim mentioned, you wont get a good lens which covers both of your requirements. Some very good lenses for macro work are canon 100mm f2.8 Macro, Sigma 105 mm & 150 mm macro & tamron 90 mm macro. Canon & sigma will cost you more than ~400 at the min. Plus field of view for all these lenses is too narrow making them not so suitable for lanscape photography.
You will need a wide angle lens for landscape.

However I did some search on net, so if you are ready to compromise the picture quality a bit & dont really need a 1:1 magnification for your macro work then there is a cheap sigma lens
check it here
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3298&navigator=2
(look for sigma 28-80mm aspherical macro AF on sigmaphoto.com if this link dosent works)

I dont know you camera so cant comment on actual coverage but lens itself is 28-80 mm. Should fit in your budget (its ~$60 I think, please confirm) & help you do some general landscape & macro.

BTW, how much is your budget ?

Hope this helps.

[willg]

extension tube on a wide zoom lens...i love my ef 12 extension tube

[Skip Souza]

Get an A95 or a PowerShotPro

[Andy_T]

1) you can use interchangeable lenses on a DSLR. Kit lens + 100 mm macro lens will do the trick.
2) Tamron 28-75/2.8 plus extension tubes.

Best regards,
Andy

[nosquare2003]

Any lens for landscape is a landscape lens. A wide angle shows feeling of depth with the help of foreground and background. A telephoto, on the other hand, compresses subjects from different distances (e.g. peaks of a series of mountains). Telephoto can be used for showing patterns by eliminating unwanted details. There is no need to label one lens as landscape lens IMHO.

[karusel]

PHOENIXSON, what you need is a compact camera. No disrespect, but all purpose, cheap and good... you won't find it in a single lens. Except if they made a 8-1200mm f/1.4L IS macro USM and sell it for the price of a 28-135mm IS. Which won't happen.

[willg]

8-1200mm :D

[mvonditter]

8-1200mm :D

You forgot the f/1.4 IS USM macro part.:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Todd Jacobsen]

You forgot the f/1.4 IS USM macro part.:lol: :lol: :lol:

As well as the required motorized stainless steel tripod.

[Jon]

You forgot the f/1.4 IS USM macro part.:lol: :lol: :lol:

Nah. I got the f/1.05 LLDO IS version. Works great down to 1/8 sec. handheld and is only 750 mm at max. zoom. Some of you may not like it because it's a push-pull model.

[Citizensmith]

they made a 8-1200mm f/1.4L IS macro USM

I had one, but CA was a major problem on it. That and it weighed 142lbs. At least it had wheels. I sold it on ebay and used the money I got to buy a nifty fifty.

[erik-nl]

shooting a landscape with a 155mm can make quite an impact.....

AND you'll get a LOT of bugs in one go!