krilleman Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 hi guyes. im new to taking photos of corals. i have a canon EOS 500D. does this macro lens do fine? Canon EF 35-70mm/3.5-4.5 Macro if not need tips on low budget macro shots less than 100 bucks tanks 4 help Link to comment
Lalani Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 That lens is not a macro lens. Macro lenses are fixed focal length and can acheive 1:1 magnification. Lens manufacturers like to put the word 'macro' on zoom lenses even though they can only do about half-life-size magnification. You can try diopters, but they create distortions much of the time. Tube extensions can help too and there are some cheap ones. Link to comment
jestep Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's better than a zoom lens that cannot focus at close distances but not a true macro. With that being said, with the correct aperture and shutter speed and a tripod you can still get some decent shots with it. These lenses are typically more than sufficient if you just want something better than point and shoot or camera photos. And by something better, this would be many degrees better. You're not going to find a decent macro lens for anywhere near $100 even used. See what you can do with that one, or add magnifying diopters which are pretty cheap and play around with them. Personally, I would just use this lens and save up for a true macro if you want to get some professional quality macro photos in the future. Canon's EF 100mm lens is what I would be saving for. $600 new. I'd say find a used one, but they're almost impossible to find used. Nobody seems to ever get rid of them. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 hi guyes. im new to taking photos of corals. i have a canon EOS 500D. does this macro lens do fine? Canon EF 35-70mm/3.5-4.5 Macro if not need tips on low budget macro shots less than 100 bucks tanks 4 help Lots of great advice already given. Macro extension tubes might be your best bet, basically they go between your lens and your camera and change the minimum focusing distance so your 'normal' lenses can focus very close. This $40 set on eBay offers 3 different lengths, and even maintains your lenses electrical connection to the camera so autofocusing still works: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-AF-Auto-Focus-Macro-Extension-Tube-Set-for-Canon-EOS-EF-EF-S-DSLR-Camera-/331360580842 Link to comment
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