Macro Lenses

[mattchewone]

What do people think of these, has anyone got them? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5855%26fvi%3D1
Also anyone know and decent flashes for the 400d that arent SO expensive or are all the good ones over £100?

[Wayne]

those look pretty good quality in the ebay link

[Jungle_Jimm]

personally i would stay away from close up filters as the more you add the worse the quality gets,
you could get a telephoto lens with a macro function as they tend to be cheaper and more usefull than just a macro lens, i had a sigma f3.5 - 5.6 28-135mm apo with macro function and that was a good walk about lens with a decent macro setting. i also have a 70 - 300mm tamron lens with macro lens but its not quite as good at the macro stuff

[mattchewone]

Yer i think i might get the Sigma 70-300 macro APO lens. Anyone know much about import tax on stuff from places like hong kong? Do they just add 17.5% like VAT?

[vidal]

If you are serious about macro photography, invest in a dedicated macro lens. I must admit I've still not got to grips with the dSLR revolution, being more of a film and slide man myself, but best results will be obtained by using the best tools for the job. Any lens trying to be both a macro and telephoto lens will have compromises made, if you get serious, these compromises may be insurmountable.

V.

[mattchewone]

Thanks but at the moment i am not that serious, just want something with a zoom and macro, and this seems to do the job. Just thinking about what the import tax would be on it. Had a search on google but cant find much info. H&MR just confuses me.

[vidal]

Originally Posted by mattchewone

Thanks but at the moment i am not that serious, just want something with a zoom and macro, and this seems to do the job. Just thinking about what the import tax would be on it. Had a search on google but cant find much info. H&MR just confuses me.

Import tax is not payable if the package is described as a "gift"

V.

[mattchewone]

Oh right thats cool might ask if they can put that on the description as it is a gift (to myself)

[Barry123]

Originally Posted by mattchewone

Oh right thats cool might ask if they can put that on the description as it is a gift (to myself)

they do anyway dude

[mattchewone]

Woop Woop probably order it tomoz and be skint for the month lol. You taking your kit to Brands Hatch? If so you can teach me some skills lol.

[Barry123]

i have zero skillz when it comes to photo taking mate.

[mattchewone]

Just ordered Sigma 70-300m Macro APO Lens and UV+Polarising filters.