tal_sarih Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>So I am saving up for a lenses and i'm going to get it soon... I narrowed it down to a couple of lenses.<br> Tamron 180 - <strong>The good:</strong> Amazing optics, great working distance, controlled flare, ghosting, CA and, awsome bokeh, good focus ring for MF, narrow FoV to controll the background. <strong>The bad: badass AF, a little pricey.</strong><br> <strong><br /></strong>Sigma 150 - <strong>The good: </strong>Better AF than Tamron 'coz of HSM. Good optics, nice bokeh, good focus ring, good CA ghost and flare, long working distance. <strong>The bad: </strong>MF not as good as Tamron, has focus issues 'coz it's Sigma.</p> <p>Sigma 180 - <strong>The good:</strong> Same as 150. <strong>The bad:</strong> Focus issues, pricy!</p> <p>Canon 100 - <strong>The good</strong><strong>:</strong> AMAZING AF! God what a great speed AF... Acurate and fun! Better bokeh than all of these, Great flare, ghosting, CA. very good MF and FTM is always there. <strong>The bad:</strong> Lesser working distance, lesser background blurr due to focal length. Less controlled background. Does not show f/5.6 on camera when working (which is important to not get underexposed images.</p> <p>Please help me decide which one.. I dont really have a thing for sigma but if you guys says its worth it..<br> Also, photonet will not let me write <strong>lens</strong>es, only lenses.<br> Thank you, anyone who replys</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun_kelly1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>These articles might help:</p> <p><a href="http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=61">http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=61</a><br> <a href="http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=63">http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=63</a><br> <a href="http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=65">http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&article=65</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal_sarih Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>I am talking about the none-L version :)<br> And i've already read all the reviews everywhere on web.. I just need your guy's opinion</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_ferris Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>I doubt if the answers will be much different from when you <a href="00a3Lj">asked five days ago.</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arie_vandervelden1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>Stop obsessing, go buy one and start shooting. I'd pick Canon 100/2.8</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>How many times are you going to come to this well before you decide? You've been here before for all practical purposes. http://www.photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00a3Lj</p> <p>Any major vendor's lenses these days are likely to be at least OK, so plunge in and do it already.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former P.N Member Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>AF is going to be relatively slow on any macro lens. In your previous post you said you use MF so I'm not sure why you're concerned about the AF speed.</p> <p>I own the Sigma 180 and feel it's an outstanding lens - I'm also pretty sure that owners of the Tamron and Canon will say the same about their lenses.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pbase.com/">PBase.com</a> has a search feature where you can find samples taken with just about any lens you want and form your own conclusions about how sharp a given lens might be. Here's a link to some <a href="http://www.pbase.com/cameras/sigma/180_35_ex_apo_macro_if_hsm">Sigma 180mm images</a>. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eckstein Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>I have owned Canon 100, Sigma 150 and Sigma 180. All are excellent. Choose any of them and you can't go wrong.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pto189 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>:)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathangardner Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 <p>It sounds like you're the expert here. I don't know why you're asking us, you seem to be the most qualified person to make this decision. And what do you mean by this?</p> <blockquote> <p>Does not show f/5.6 on camera when working</p> </blockquote> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbizarro Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 <p>Well, in my opinion, the best macro lens for Canon EOS is the Canon EF 180 L. I had one about 10 years ago, for some reason sold it. I have recently renewed my interest in macro photography, and bought one second hand.<br> It is a great lens, but it requires you to slow down and think about what you are doing, which is actually an advantage. With this lens, you shoot at a slow pace, which suits me fine.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester_wareham Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Is this you first macro, if so go for a 100mm, as was said to your previous email the most important thing is focal length. As a general comment I would stick with a canon brand if you can aford it, but realy all the macro primes are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 <p>If Erez Marom said Tamron 180/3.5 I'd follow his advice.</p> <p>Happy shooting,<br> Yakim. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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