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Old 22-10-2013, 10:07 AM
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Hi all, This is my first thread on bream master so here goes.

I got the missus a rather flash Nikon D3200 a while ago and she has been begging me for a macro lens. Anyway i am wondering what all you folk think of macro lenses and their uses in fishy photography?

she is currently using a 18mm-55mm for everything and she is looking at 105mm macro.

Any help would be great.

cheers, Dave
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Old 22-10-2013, 11:10 AM
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If taking close up photos is what your after macro is the way to go! Very good for portrait photography in my opinion.

Just be aware that the sensor in the D3200 is an APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) and has a crop factor of 1.5 so the 105mm lens will in effect be a 157mm lens.
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Old 22-10-2013, 04:51 PM
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I am a Canon man and have a 100 IS macro that I use on a 7D (cropped sensor) and a 5D MkIII (full frame sensor).
In my opinion the 105mm is the perfect size macro lens to start with.
They are small enough to get a decent image hand held and if you get into photographing bugs, butterflies etc you don't have to get the lens so close that you scare them off.
It will also perform better in low light than your 18-55mm having a wider aperture.
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Old 22-10-2013, 04:59 PM
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Hi all, This is my first thread on bream master so here goes.

I got the missus a rather flash Nikon D3200 a while ago and she has been begging me for a macro lens. Anyway i am wondering what all you folk think of macro lenses and their uses in fishy photography?

she is currently using a 18mm-55mm for everything and she is looking at 105mm macro.

Any help would be great.

cheers, Dave
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The world of macro can be fascinating.
Watch out for the crop factor. Saw a guy with a good quality 100mm Canon macro lens on a eos5d. Fabulous photos, he did some good portraits with that lens. But it was a full frame camera

There was a guy on here a while back doing macro with manual extension tubes and a 50mm lens, cheap and easy - but lose auto focus and control of the aperture through the camera. He also had a neat filter ring that meant you mount the lens on the camera back to front, which makes any lens into a macro. Once again no autofocus or macro control. He had some neat stuff, but a specialist lens will be easier.

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Old 22-10-2013, 05:54 PM
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does the D3200 come with a built in autofocus motor, somethign to be aware of if buying cheaper lenses that dont have the motor built into them.
the 18-55 is actaully quite a good KIT lense. i would suggest a lense with a fixed apperture (usually f2.8) with macro capabilities, that way you have best of both worlds.
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Old 22-10-2013, 06:18 PM
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Check this link. Ken is the go to man for lenses. He recommends the 105 and 200mm macro lens. Both available from 'grey' importers in Australia. The 105 for around $800.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/best...nses.htm#nikon
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Old 23-10-2013, 05:00 AM
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The Sigma 105 2.8 gets rad reviews and is cheaper than most.
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Old 23-10-2013, 08:45 AM
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Thanks for all of the replies guys, sounds like the 105 is the way to go and she is rather happy with this decision. although my bank account may not be.....

the exact model i am looking at getting is the "AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED" so yes purple5ive it does have auto focus as far as i am aware and it is also a fixed aperture of f/2.8

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