Re: Which 'macro lens' advise
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:16 pm
Marc,
I too have a 400D and also use the Tamron 90mm and would throughly recommend this lens. I find you can stalk most species with this combo and for flighty butterflies I either get up early or use a 2x converter or 400mm F5.6 (my birding lens) with a extension tube.
I personally liked the handling of the Tamron over the Sigma 100mm plus its resolution wide open is second to none which makes it ideal for underwing shots with blurred backgrounds; plus those early morning shots when light's at a premium. Its autofocusing however is slow and noisey compared to a Canon USM lens buts that's what you pay the extra £100 for. I didn't bother with a 150mm lens as I also have a 1.4x converter - easier to go up than down.
My only bug bear is that the 400D can be noisey when shooting raw at ISO 400 and even ISO 200 with the shutter speed around 1/50 sec. Roll on the 50D.
Colin
I too have a 400D and also use the Tamron 90mm and would throughly recommend this lens. I find you can stalk most species with this combo and for flighty butterflies I either get up early or use a 2x converter or 400mm F5.6 (my birding lens) with a extension tube.
I personally liked the handling of the Tamron over the Sigma 100mm plus its resolution wide open is second to none which makes it ideal for underwing shots with blurred backgrounds; plus those early morning shots when light's at a premium. Its autofocusing however is slow and noisey compared to a Canon USM lens buts that's what you pay the extra £100 for. I didn't bother with a 150mm lens as I also have a 1.4x converter - easier to go up than down.
My only bug bear is that the 400D can be noisey when shooting raw at ISO 400 and even ISO 200 with the shutter speed around 1/50 sec. Roll on the 50D.
Colin