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Looking to get into macro photography with my R7

Started 4 months ago | Discussions thread
john isaacs Veteran Member • Posts: 8,414
Re: Looking to get into macro photography with my R7

Colin06 wrote:

I made a similar post in the EOS R forum, but I was recommended to make a post here to get more answers. As you know by the title I'm interested in starting macro photography with my R7, but I have a few questions first. My first question is what lens would be good for me? For the RF mount, I see only 1 macro lens that is within my budget of around $500 and that was the RF 85mm f/2. That only has a 0.5x magnification which I don't think would be best for what I plan on shooing (spiders, other insects, fungi, and plants). Are there any good third-party options I could get, and use an ef to rf adapter? My last question is how does an APS-C body perform in macro photography?

Your lens should have autofocus for focus bracketing (automatically take shots at varying focus to stack in software to get deep depth of field), should have at least 1x magnification, and should have a good working distance (several inches).

The Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Lens has AF, 1x magnification, and a working distance greater than 5 inches.  It conts around $500 new, but can be found used for nearly half the price.

You will need an adapter, which will add to the cost but allow use of other lenses as well.

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