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Hi all,

Having seen some of the photos on this web site I am thinking of changing my camera from a Panasonic FZ7 whih I have been very pleased with to a digital SLR (mainly as I cannot seem to get decent macro shots of ova etc). I think the Panasonic has given me some good pictures but I just need that little bit of extra quality and the ability to change lenses. Does anybody have any recommendations please? I am very tempted by the Canon EOS 350D but also need a good (& cheap!!) macro lens. Is the Sigma 70-300 AF any good?

Thanks in advance for your help

Best advice I was given was it's not really the camera that takes the picture it's the lens. If going for a Canon DSLR you really need either the Canon 100mm (or is 105?) Macro or the Sigma 150mm Macro. Zooms don't cut it, they're always inferior to primes.

It is either Tamron 90, Canon or Tokina 100, Sigma 105 for the medium focal length macro or Sigma 150 or 180 or Tamron 180 for the longer one. I left out Canon 180 due to the higher price. The image quality is not limited by any of those lenses. As mentioned, a zoom lens with "Macro" written on it does not cut it.