Hey Guys,
I'm new here. I've had my Canon EOS T3 with the kit 18-55mm lens for a few years now and also have saltwater fish tanks, so I'm wanting to get into macro photography to take close ups of my corals.
I don't have the money for a nice macro lens, so I've been reading up on options. So far I've seen that I can do one of these things to take "macro" shots.
-Reverse my kit lens and buy an adapter
-Magnifying lens and extension tubes
-Buy macro lens
The other which I just recently read about is using older macro lenses with manual focus and getting an adapter for them to attach to my Canon. This option seems the most appealing to me, but I don't know enough about cameras to know which of these options would be better for me or which adapters to get or anything.
I really need you guys' help with this. Can you tell me what would be best for my situation and explain it to me like I'm 5? Especially when it comes to which adapters to buy.
Thanks!
I'm new here. I've had my Canon EOS T3 with the kit 18-55mm lens for a few years now and also have saltwater fish tanks, so I'm wanting to get into macro photography to take close ups of my corals.
I don't have the money for a nice macro lens, so I've been reading up on options. So far I've seen that I can do one of these things to take "macro" shots.
-Reverse my kit lens and buy an adapter
-Magnifying lens and extension tubes
-Buy macro lens
The other which I just recently read about is using older macro lenses with manual focus and getting an adapter for them to attach to my Canon. This option seems the most appealing to me, but I don't know enough about cameras to know which of these options would be better for me or which adapters to get or anything.
I really need you guys' help with this. Can you tell me what would be best for my situation and explain it to me like I'm 5? Especially when it comes to which adapters to buy.
Thanks!