Should I be choosing a lens for Nikon 5100 based on filter size?Or a better accessory

[Seventen]

Its now come down to this choosing a macro lens based on the filter size.

I have 2 52mm lenses
and 1 62mm

The Tamron macro lens i want in a 58mm

The Sigma is a 62mm

So the sigma could be of use because it has same filter size as my 70-300.

Or is there a accessory out there to fit multiple sizes of lens? I dont own any filters yet but I will be trying them out sometime and maybe buying less will benefit me in the future.

Thanks

 

[robbins.photo]

Well really the only filters I use is a CPL and an ND - and even then I don't use either very often. Probably once in a blue moon really. Most anything else you would use a filter for you can accomplish in post, the only other filter I might consider adding would maybe be a star filter, but I'd only need one of those on a wide angle lens for stuff like cityscapes. Since I don't shoot a lot of those I haven't bothered to get one yet but something I might look into once I add a wide angle zoom in my kit.

 

[Seventen]

Hmm thanks. I guess theres not really much reason id put a ND filter to my 62mm lens unless it was piggy back mounted to telescope which is rare, But then I have ND filters for telescope so would make this filter pointless for this lens. So maybe was just looking for a excuse to finally make mind up on a macro lens.

I guess filters I would use would only be on the wide angle lenses anyway.

Thanks

 

[ronlane]

One of the filters I bought had step down rings with it. That being the case, you can get a step down from 62mm to a 58mm and get the Tamron lens you are wanting and still be able to use the filters for the 62mm.

 

[Seventen]

Oh great thanks will have to look out for these step down rings. Good to find out the correct words for something when writting what I thing something is called to google takes a while to get what i am looking for.

 

[DrHarmony]

You can get full range of stepping rings on ebay for a few dollars.