-=TOP TEN=- Which macro lens do you use?

racketman · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

which prime macro/s do you use? Just interested to see which is the most used lens by members of this forum. You can vote for more than one lens.

Please vote,.. feel free to add to the thread why you like the lenses you do in the list,. and or add in an additional lens if it is not on the list and say why!

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Leorooster · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

I use Canon 100 and Canon 180. I also recently acquired the newly released Nikon 105 VR and can't wait to try out the VR (IS equivalent).

EDIT: I'm now using Canon 180L and Canon MP-E65.

cgratti · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

I use my Sigma 105mm Macro most, I also really like using my "Nifty Fifty" with extension tubes.

dazzlebea · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

I'm gonna be so lonely

Where is formula4speed? He has a Tokina too.

racketman · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazzlebea

I'm gonna be so lonely

Where is formula4speed? He has a Tokina too.

looking at your gallery it clearly does the business. UK price is a touch more than the Tamron 90 & Sigma 105 so one would expect it to compete in this company.

Jamey S. · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

I use the Sigma 150mm, Sigma 105mm, as well as Kenko ETs, Macro Bellows + Rail combined with some older M42 mount lenses.

Athena · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

I have the 60mm, two Canon tubes and the 500D. I want to buy another macro lens, but just can't decide which one to go for.

mecdave · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

Since I'm in limbo between the Tamron 90mm and the Sigma 150 I voted for both.

revert · 19th of April 2006 (Wed)

100mm 2.8 macro. Holler!!! Haha.

racketman · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

this is quite a suprise to me to see the Canon 100 running away, interesting.

pup · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

I'm not surprised,
but I am surprised only 1 person (at this point) uses the Tamron 90mm

This poll is helping me make my macro choice

racketman · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pup

I'm not surprised,
but I am surprised only 1 person (at this point) uses the Tamron 90mm

This poll is helping me make my macro choice

Melvyn takes his great shots with the Tamron 90 - must be more to vote.

racketman · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athena

I have the 60mm, two Canon tubes and the 500D. I want to buy another macro lens, but just can't decide which one to go for.

You have the 60 which is light and ideal for the smaller bugs where a heavier lens might be hard to avoid shake without use of a tripod. Now you should go for a 150/180 for the timid bugs, like most Dragonflies, that you cant easily approach for close ups with the 60.

dpastern · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

None of the above - Kenko extension tubes and 50mm lens

If I ever get my hands on a Sigma 150mm macro...I'll vote for that

Dave

Ianfp · 20th of April 2006 (Thu)

I use the EF-S 60mm F2.8 USM. It has so far proven to be razor sharp, although I haven't spent a lot of time with it. Also great as a portrait lens!

View Poll Results: Which Macro prime lens do you use?
Canon 60 f2.8	445	12.25%
Canon 100 f2.8	1849	50.89%
Canon 180 f3.5	134	3.69%
Sigma 50 f2.8	98	2.70%
Sigma 105 f2.8	247	6.80%
Sigma 150 f2.8	253	6.96%
Sigma 180 f3.5	59	1.62%
Tamron 90 f2.8	252	6.94%
Tamron 180 f3.5	40	1.10%
Tokina 100 f2.8	51	1.40%
Canon MPE65	199	5.48%
Canon 50mm f2.8 Macro / LS Converter	120	3.30%
Canon 100 f2.8L IS	203	5.59%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 3633. You may not vote on this poll

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#1
racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,459 IMAGE EDITING OK	-=TOP TEN=- Which macro lens do you use? which prime macro/s do you use? Just interested to see which is the most used lens by members of this forum. You can vote for more than one lens. Please vote,.. feel free to add to the thread why you like the lenses you do in the list,. and or add in an additional lens if it is not on the list and say why! -=More Lens Polls=- __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear Last edited by CyberDyneSystems : 24th of April 2006 (Mon) at 14:47.

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#2
Leorooster Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 6,745	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I use Canon 100 and Canon 180. I also recently acquired the newly released Nikon 105 VR and can't wait to try out the VR (IS equivalent). EDIT: I'm now using Canon 180L and Canon MP-E65. __________________ Canon 1DMarkIII \| Canon 5DII \| Fujifilm Finepix F30 Glasses & Goodies Last edited by Leorooster : 6th of July 2007 (Fri) at 09:30.

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#3
cgratti Lord_Malone, your still a newb... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: E-A-G-L-E-S - EAGLES Posts: 3,315 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I use my Sigma 105mm Macro most, I also really like using my "Nifty Fifty" with extension tubes. __________________ Canon 30D Canon 10D Canon 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 II USM Apple iMac G5

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#4
dazzlebea Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,327 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I'm gonna be so lonely Where is formula4speed? He has a Tokina too. __________________ Zenfolio Gallery Gear List

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#6
Jamey S. Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA, USA Posts: 358	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I use the Sigma 150mm, Sigma 105mm, as well as Kenko ETs, Macro Bellows + Rail combined with some older M42 mount lenses. __________________ "We are all just plagarists of a real artist, and her name is Mother Nature."- JKS Gear List My Pbase Gallery RSD Awareness

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#7
Athena Must stop thinking Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep in Thought. Posts: 9,578	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I have the 60mm, two Canon tubes and the 500D. I want to buy another macro lens, but just can't decide which one to go for. __________________ *are we real?*

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#8
mecdave Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 653 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? Since I'm in limbo between the Tamron 90mm and the Sigma 150 I voted for both. __________________ Dave Gear List

19th of April 2006 (Wed)	#9
revert Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 136 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? 100mm 2.8 macro. Holler!!! Haha. __________________ "And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up. I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible." -Richard Avedon, 1970

20th of April 2006 (Thu)	#10
racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,459 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? this is quite a suprise to me to see the Canon 100 running away, interesting. __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear

20th of April 2006 (Thu)	#11
pup Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 1,812	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I'm not surprised, but I am surprised only 1 person (at this point) uses the Tamron 90mm This poll is helping me make my macro choice __________________ Screening shots http://www.flickr.com/photos/quarters222/

20th of April 2006 (Thu)	#14
dpastern User is banned from forums Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Posts: 13,765 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Which macro lens do you use? None of the above - Kenko extension tubes and 50mm lens If I ever get my hands on a Sigma 150mm macro...I'll vote for that Dave

20th of April 2006 (Thu)	#15
Ianfp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,717	Re: Which macro lens do you use? I use the EF-S 60mm F2.8 USM. It has so far proven to be razor sharp, although I haven't spent a lot of time with it. Also great as a portrait lens! __________________ Ian 5D2 EF17-40 f/4.0 L, EF135 f/2.0L EF200 f/2.8L EF24-105L, EF100 f/2.8L Macro Hasselblad 500C/M, Planar 80mm f/2.8

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