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XF 60mm v 50mm F2 for macro

Started May 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
drewmey123 Regular Member • Posts: 248
Re: XF 60mm v 50mm F2 for macro

jasimpson wrote:

On another thread I was discussing that I would like a lens which can do both portraits and macro work. I enjoy macro a lot more than portrait but I am attending a lot of weddings this year and want something which is double use.

So I just wondered if people could post some of there macro shots with both of these lens so that I could compare

Many thanks for all your help in advance.

James

If you want the dual use you speak of, I would definitely get the 60mm. If you are looking solely macro, I would think a 1:1 magnification option with an adapter would be preferable. You are going to be manually focusing anyway. Maybe the Tamron 90mm macro which is in the same price range.

If money were no object, a 90mm macro and the 56mm 1.2 would be my choice. But in my case (and many others) money IS a factor. Personally I don't shoot much macro, even when I had one for Canon, so I just bought the 50mm f2.

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