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Old 29-03-2008, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by lisa1970 View Post
decided on the 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di ll LD as it has a Macro facility. I'm pretty pleased with the zoom (as much as I can be when I cant get out!!) but cant seem to have any success with macro shots. I'm 90% sure it's something I must be doing or not doing but cant work out what! Any ideas or have I made a big mistake in going for a more budget lens to do 2 jobs instead of investing in a more specialised one?
Hi lisa did you buy the lens thinking you would get very close macros ?
alot of the so called macro lenses are not true 1x macros so you cannot get amazingly close and will not get the very large close ups that you would get with a 100mm or a 180mm, your focal distance needs to match your lens as the last post states, if you want to get in closer you could add close up filters that will help!
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