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I came across this Canon lens. Is that something that would do a good job for insects. I noticed the price to.
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I've split this off from the other thread as the other was many years old - new topic - new thread.
The Canon MPE 65mm macro is a fantastic, very specialist, niche and very hard to use lens. It can only do macro shots; it cannot focus on anything further than a few cm from the front of the lens. It does 1:1 macro all the way up to 5:1 (for reference nearly all the other true macro lenses on the market get to 1:1 at most).
High magnification macro is very challenging to do and whilst for some situations/subjects it is the only option it is not something I'd recommend a beginner to start with. A regular macro prime lens is will worth the investment and well worth learning with. You can also boost the magnification of a regular macro lens so that you can try out 2:1 and 3:1 fairly easily before deciding to invest in a dedicated high magnification macro lens.
beagle100 said:I agree, for a beginner macro lens look at the Canon 100mm 2.8 (non-L) for around $350 (used) or the Tamron 90mm 2.8 non-vc