If only I had a macro lens!

[MuGeN]

was taking some shots in the garden last night, and after getting a few shots like this:

It made me really want a macro now!, i've hovered around the buy button for a Tamron 90mm a few times now, but I can't help but think that the 100mm Canon with USM and internal focusing and all that jazz might not be the better investment in the long run...

Not going to show you that pic any closer as it was taken with my 55-250mm and its not mind bogglingly sharp (as you would expect)

Not sure what the purpose of this post is, but just to say really enjoyed taking these shots and using the manual focus and that the macro world looks quite exciting

 

[MuGeN]

Kerso is doing the 100mm f2.8 for £379 at the moment.

£410 at the moment i'm afraid

Bloody hell mate, that shot is awesome. I have tried for a long time to catch something in mid flight and it just hasn't happened. Then again I haven't done any macro for about a year and I would say my photography has improved significantly since then.

hehe cheers - but i fear it is beginners luck it was my first ever sesh trying to do this kinda photo...

real shame i didn't have the right kit to make the most of it like i said...

as a followup, just read this: http://photo.net/equipment/canon/can-tam-macro/ - long story short, it says the tamron 90 and canon 100 shots are virtually indistinguishable, so the choice comes down to the USM/FTM/IF bonuses on the canon...

that really is a bitch of a choice, if only the canon IQ was noticeably better it'd be much easier to justify!

 

[MuGeN]

yeah i agree (i actually specifically really enjoyed the manual focussing side of yesterdays shoot (hehe listen to me )) - so really its IF + longer distance vs. extra £££ & 50% more weight

i will ponder this

 

[MuGeN]

No, it's definitely £379, I just got his updated pricing list.

are you saying you can buy from him outside of the bay?

 

[MuGeN]

any idea if those prices include a VAT element? that'd be great! that would mean theres only a £100 gap between the aforementioned lenses and i think that seals it for me...

 

[MuGeN]

I've emailed him so we'll see...

I can't help but feeling that shot above might be a one off opportunity and it'll never happen again when I get a proper lens

 

[MuGeN]

I saw sense in the end, just bought the 90mm Tamron, it just isn't worth the extra wad of money simply for USM and IF since the image quality is very very similar, also had a play with the Tamron in a high street store and was very impressed with it. Paid £226 which is a right barry-argain so I hope the import tax monster doesn't see me

All very exciting