I notice that Canon's 24-70L can close focus to about 6" at 70mm. How well would this do for close-ups of flowers or bugs? I was thinking about using one for cherry blossoms in a few weeks. Any usage tips to share or advice?
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Sagebrush
sagebrush Member 158 posts Joined Dec 2001 More info | Mar 19, 2005 00:12 | #1 I notice that Canon's 24-70L can close focus to about 6" at 70mm. How well would this do for close-ups of flowers or bugs? I was thinking about using one for cherry blossoms in a few weeks. Any usage tips to share or advice?
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Mar 19, 2005 00:41 | #2 It's not a macro lens, but it doesn't sound too bad for macro work. It's only 1:3.5 ratio, macro lenses are typically at least 1:1. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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chris.bailey Goldmember 2,061 posts Joined Jul 2003 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK More info | Mar 19, 2005 01:20 | #3 Get some extension tubes, the Canon 12mm ones work well with the 24-70.
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It's not a true Macro but with extension tubes it's not bad :: Sony A7 III | Sigma 12-24 | Sigma 24a | Sony 55, 85 and 135 F1.8 | Canon 100 Macro L IS ::
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