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Best lenses for Butterflie Photography?

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:14 pm
by edgueinart
Hi there,I was wondering what are the best lens to take some photos of butterflies in your opinion?
Sigma 105mm,Tamron 90mm or shall I go for the sigma 150 or 180?
I use a Nikon D300 with a Tamron 70-300 that give's me 1:2 of "macro" but is not great...
Best regards

Re: Best lenses for Butterflie Photography?

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:08 pm
by MikeOxon
Hi edgueinart. I use a Tamron 90mm on my Nikon D300s. I also find a 1.4x teleconverter very useful for extending the working distance. I have written a longer response in the thread at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6051#p56271 and you will probably find it helpful to read the discussion there.

Mike

Re: Best lenses for Butterflie Photography?

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:39 am
by Gruditch
Of the few you mention, I would say the Sigma 150 is better suited for butterfly work.

Regards Gruditch