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Flowers and lenses

Postby Callie on Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:25 pm

I just started shooting flowers. Anyone have suggestions for lenses?
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Re: Flowers and lenses

Postby KerryPierce on Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:01 pm

Callie wrote:I just started shooting flowers. Anyone have suggestions for lenses?


How much do you want to spend and what camera are you using?
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Re: Flowers and lenses

Postby birddog114 on Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:07 pm

Callie wrote:I just started shooting flowers. Anyone have suggestions for lenses?


I wonder why did you post two threads with same topic and same section?
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Re: Flowers and lenses

Postby mdboo on Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:56 am

I wonder why did you post two threads with same topic and same section?


Cant just one of the moderators delete the other thread??
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Postby oli on Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:19 am

Cheap option #1: Prime lens (50mm works fine) with Closeup Filters.

Cheap option #2 (presuming you have a telephoto lens): Canon 500D Closeup filter. Perhaps better than above since you don't need to be so close.

Expensive option: Dedicated 1:1 Macro lens.
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Postby ozonejunkie on Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:41 am

I have been doing a bit of this at the Floriade here in Canberra. I am predominantly swapping between by 50/1.8 and my Sigma 55-200 with +3 Filter attached. When I want to get very close and personal, I can fit the +3 filter to the 18-55 kit lense, for ridiculously close focusing distances.

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