Okay, I thought this would be kind of a fun thing to do.....and helpful to anyone considering a macro lens of any kind.

Post your cool macro photos that you've taken with a macro lens....and be sure to say what kind of lens it was. :)

Hopefully this works. If not, well, I tried. :P I'd start it off, but I don't have a macro lens yet.....so when I pick one out, I'll add a shot to this thread. :)

Sound good?? :)

Great thread idea Damia. I know this isn't quite what you intended, but my primary lens used for macro shots is the one fixed to my C8080wz body. It is a 5x zoom but has a super macro function. Olympus states that it is of the same quality as the Zuiko lenses made for the E System (the E-1 digital SLR), and to support that it's made in the same factory. The C-8080's lens provides an equivalent 28 to 140 mm equiv. 5x optical zoom with a maximum aperture of f2.4 at wide angle (28 mm equiv.) and f3.5 at telephoto (140 mm equiv). The lens is made up of 15 elements in 13 groups, 2 of which are aspherical and 3 ED. It is a good compliment to the Sony 2/3" eight megapixel CCD inside the camera. Here is a full size crop of a supermacro capture. I had to lower the jpeg quality a bit to fit it in the Forum, but you get the idea. Looking forward to seeing some more samples!

**Same camera as Kort's...**

**Olympus C 8080 again... a superb camera for super macro shots!!!**

**One more, I just love this camera for macro shots...**

I use a canon 100mm with my canon 400D . This nuget is 1.4 mm. Have a look at Mayda's gallery she is a pro macro  shooter IMHO.  Far as I know she use canon 100mm macro lens.

seeya  Tunde

Thanks you guys! Those are some beautiful images. I did take a look at Mayda's gallery and some amazing stuff there, too. :)

Wonderful floral macros Akemi and neat nugget there Tunde. I agree, Mayda is a master at them. A suggestion would be to look in the macro category, find images you like and contact the artists about what gear they use.

I use the Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX.  I chose this because I wanted the longer focussing distance to capture bugs etc. The quality is very good both optically and build, it is available at good prices.   I didn't suggest this lens in your other thread because for your purpose there you do not need the extra range it gives and this comes at a price.  The price is that it is lot heavier than the 100mm and faster shutter speeds need to be used to get a sharp capture. You could end up with very shallow depths of field which would not be ideal, or increasing the ISO again not good for what you want the lens for.  There is no point in burdening yourself with these disadvantages when they are not outweighed by advantages in the type of shot you want to capture.

Very cool shot Richard! And thank you for the explanation. :) And thank you for the suggestion Kort. I think I'll try that. I just hate bothering people. lol

Attached Link: http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon

Damia,

You can browse the PBASE galleries not only by camera, but specific lenses as well.  Just use the link and then scroll down the page til you see them

Hope this helps!

Joe

Thank you Joe! I actually did find that a little while after I posted this. They do have some amazing examples. I have it narrowed down to 2 possible lenses, the canon 100mm or the canon mp-e 65mm. Now, I do realize the 65mm one is a specialty lens. But I think to photograph mold growing on a gape, this might be what I need. If I can get just as close and sharp (or close to it) with the 100mm, I'd get that one since it can also do other types of shots. But now I see the possible need for a flash ring as well. sigh I don't think my local camera store carries the mp-e 65. If they did I'd go test them out. I may go in tomorrow to see what they have that I can test out.

Anyway, thank you again. I don't beling to pbase, so I can't ask any questions on how they did some of that amazing work, but I might do it here. :)

One of my first macros with my ancient Tokina AT-X 100mm macro (and +3 close-up lens) and my EOS 350D long before I purchased extension tubes.  Still one of may favorites. 

You can see a MUCH larger version in my gallery, to large really but it was one of my first posts.

My first shot with my Canon 60mm , ( I use a 20D )... I actually wanted the one May uses, but it needed to be ordered and I always go for immediate gratification, lol. I think it's an okay lens, but I do wish I'd waited...

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1480232