o righto the 100 is very nice too
| POLL: "What is the best macro lens for handheld bug photography?" |
 Canon EF 50 | 2 7.1% |
| Canon EFS 60 | 1 3.6% |
| Sigma 50 | 1 3.6% |
| Sigma 70 | 0 0% |
| Tamron 90 | 1 3.6% |
| Canon 100 | 15 53.6% |
| Sigma 105 | 4 14.3% |
| Sigma 150 | 3 10.7% |
| Other | 1 3.6% |
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dpastern Cream of the Crop 13,765 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia More info | Oct 03, 2007 08:15 | #17  Permanent banI'd really recommend the Canon 100mm or Sigma 105mm. The Sigma 150mm is a very good lens, but it is a heavy lens, and whilst it's not impossible to do handheld macro shooting with it, it does make life more difficult.
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Oct 03, 2007 08:28 | #18 Permanent banFrom what I can see on Photozone and SLRGear, the Sigma 105 seems to be a sharper lens than the Canon 100. Seems a lot of very accomplished photogs are using it as well. I've wondered about the softness at f/2.8 (I would like to use it as a short telephoto as well) and the vignetting at that aperature. The Sigma seems to edge it out here, but then that's really not a major concern in a macro lens I guess.
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Oct 03, 2007 08:53 | #19 bobthefish wrote in post #4055563  From what I can see on Photozone and SLRGear, the Sigma 105 seems to be a sharper lens than the Canon 100. Seems a lot of very accomplished photogs are using it as well. I've wondered about the softness at f/2.8 (I would like to use it as a short telephoto as well) and the vignetting at that aperature. The Sigma seems to edge it out here, but then that's really not a major concern in a macro lens I guess. Accidently taken at F2.8 with a sigma 105  http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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racketman Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 03, 2007 10:44 | #20 EFS 60 would be the easiest to hand hold, very good portrait lens too. Toby
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