EF-s 60mm Macro (cheap)

Awais Yaqub

Hi
I can get this lens (Brand new) for 150$ less than market price. Canon is selling it to clear the stock comes with warranty.

Any thoughts ? apart from range, i know 100mm is great but it is out of my range.
I will use 60mm for macros and portraits. :scratch

Other option is to save for 70-200 forever...

troybal

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Hi
I can get this lens (Brand new) for 150$ less than market price. Canon is selling it to clear the stock comes with warranty.

Any thoughts ? apart from range, i know 100mm is great but it is out of my range.
I will use 60mm for macros and portraits.

Other option is to save for 70-200 forever...

Care to share were we can get one for $150 less then market price? I may be interested.
Thanks,
TR.

Awais Yaqub

troybal wrote:

Care to share were we can get one for $150 less then market price? I may be interested.
Thanks,
TR.

Pakistan :uhoh

Moogle Pepper

Have you read the reviews on the lens from the digital picture?

Or you could keep saving up for the 70-200 like me!

Awais Yaqub

Moogle Pepper wrote:

Have you read the reviews on the lens from the digital picture?

Or you could keep saving up for the 70-200 like me!

No. I don't have any other option may be sigma but it will be out of my range. No 100mm no 180mm just 60mm is available and in my price range.

Reviews about picture quality are great. User opinion is also good, my concern is about light. Is it possible to make decent photos 1:1 without flash and small aperture ?. I heard increasing magnification results reduced light

ziggy53

Awais,

At that price you could buy it now and sell it later with probably no loss in value. I say get the lens and then see what you can do with it. I believe in you and I know you can do great things with it.

Candid Arts

I just sold mine to upgrade to the 100, but wasn't disappointing with it what so ever. Picture quality was amazing if I could hold the camera still when I was free hand shooting. I just don't like being so close to bugs is why I switched to the 100, plus now the 100 will fit on my film body camera.

I can post some sample pictures if you'd like, just let me know.

Awais Yaqub

Candid Arts wrote:

I can post some sample pictures if you'd like, just let me know.

Sure Sure !

Candid Arts

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Sure Sure !

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All photos are full size no crop except #3 which has a small amount of crop.

Awais Yaqub

Thank you very much. They look superb !

paddler4

I use an EF-S 60mm macro a lot. There are reasons to prefer either short or long macros, but if you want something in this focal length range, it's a great lens--very sharp, with very nice, buttery-smooth bokeh. I like the small size of this lens, and if you have a crop-sensor camera, it's effective focal length is not all that short.

Arvan

I had this lens last summer. It is the best lens ( optical quality ) that i have ever used..It just so darn sharp!

Built very good to.

For insects its to short, but for other areas that you need macro its just golden. As for portraits, just the fact that is very very sharp full open..It is just a killer!

Awais Yaqub

Ahan
Thank for the insight i think i should go for it. Lets hope it is still with them.

The_Maverick

Probably you may try the Sigma 105mm, atleast you'll have a deeper DOF. not that expensive too, you may reconsider having one.

Awais Yaqub

The_Maverick wrote:

Probably you may try the Sigma 105mm, atleast you'll have a deeper DOF. not that expensive too, you may reconsider having one.

I completely agree on goodness of 100, 105 mm lens. But both are way to expensive around double of what i may pay for 60mm