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<blockquote data-quote="gustafson" data-source="post: 498414" data-attributes="member: 40735"><p>I'm new to DSLRs and am a bit confused about how to tell a good macro lens based on specs. For one, there are primes across a range of focal lengths (40, 60, 90, 105, 135, to name a few) that are macro capable. Is it safe to assume longer lenses are better at macro? Then, there are some zooms are macro capable, but does one assume primes are superior here? Also, I'm not sure I understand the implication of the magnification spec on macros. Is higher magnification better? Or is there a sweet spot?</p><p></p><p>Finally, if you could recommend the best value macro prime lens for DX, which would it be?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gustafson, post: 498414, member: 40735"] I'm new to DSLRs and am a bit confused about how to tell a good macro lens based on specs. For one, there are primes across a range of focal lengths (40, 60, 90, 105, 135, to name a few) that are macro capable. Is it safe to assume longer lenses are better at macro? Then, there are some zooms are macro capable, but does one assume primes are superior here? Also, I'm not sure I understand the implication of the magnification spec on macros. Is higher magnification better? Or is there a sweet spot? Finally, if you could recommend the best value macro prime lens for DX, which would it be? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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