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Macro Lens Help

Journal Entry: Sat Feb 9, 2008, 5:14 AM

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Welcome to the mad world of me.....


Hello again.....

I need some help......

I want to get a new macro lens, the one I'm using currently is a Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO Macro.
Its not quite a proper macro lens and i want to get a proper one.
I have a budget of £500 ($1000) ish to spend on one. I have narrowed my lens' down to 3 but I'm open to suggestion, any comments are welcome and if you have links to pictures taken with either one of these 3 lens' or any others worth considering then those are very welcome.
What I'm looking for is saturation and sharpness, because a lot of my work is flowers and animals.

The 3 I have narrowed it down to are (Order of preference):

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX IF HSM
- Minimum focusing distance: 38cm
- Max Magnification: 1:1
- Price: £4xx ($8xx) ish
- Link: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX IF HSM

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
- Minimum focusing distance: 31cm
- Max Magnification: 1:1
- Price: £47x ($94x) ish
- Link: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG
- Minimum focusing distance: 31.3cm
- Max Magnification: 1:1
- Price: £33x ($66x) ish
- Link: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG

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  • Personal Quote: I should never let you make a decision. Its like letting a drunk child operate farm equipment
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon 50D - Sigma 150mm Macro EX HSM & 12-24mm EX HSM - My Tail

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~Iguana-in-Darkness:iconIguana-in-Darkness: 1 day 23 hours ago
Thanx for watching! =D
=LycanDID:iconLycanDID: 6 days 12 hours ago
Thanks for the watch! Nice gallery!

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=DaRk-f0x:iconDaRk-f0x: Jan 30, 2009, 12:09:33 PM
I'm so sorry for the delay in thanking you for adding me to your watchlist.. Thanks! It means a lot to me :D

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~possumbrush:iconpossumbrush: Jan 13, 2009, 7:35:28 PM
Hey I just started using a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens. It seems to be pretty good to me. My latest pics are all mostly taken with my new lens, check 'em out!!

It can be hard to get the focus right though.. but that is probably just practice as it is sooo sensitive!

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~krapyllas:iconkrapyllas: Jan 9, 2009, 12:09:07 AM
Thanks for the watch :)
~Demi-Vamp:iconDemi-Vamp: Dec 26, 2008, 2:05:30 PM
Thanks for the :+devwatch:!
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~golden-acorn:icongolden-acorn: Dec 25, 2008, 7:45:09 AM
:santa: Merry Christmas ~Tiger-Tom!

And once again, thank you for the :+devwatch: I really appreciate you supporting my artwork!
~silverpaw98:iconsilverpaw98: Dec 24, 2008, 4:11:55 PM
Thanks for the fav
MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

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~MakeMePure:iconMakeMePure: Dec 13, 2008, 5:37:44 AM
Thank you so much for the watch! :+devwatch:

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~ArcanaWulf:iconArcanaWulf: Dec 8, 2008, 8:38:19 AM
saw ur stuffs on FA nice pictures!!!

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