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looking for best macro lens suggestions sigma v nikon v tokina v tamron
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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 726273" data-attributes="member: 46724"><p>I've only used the Tokina and as [USER=42081]@Bikerbrent[/USER] pointed out, it uses the drive motor from the camera, (which a D600 has). This is my swiss army lens. Its great for anything from portraits to macro to landscape. Its only slow to focus if you do the infinity to close focus test. In real life, when using AF, its fine. If I am using it for landscapes, it typically stays at a far distance and is not slow to focus. Same with portraits. Like many, I pop the clutch for manual focus while macro shooting. A word of caution- if your wife plans on going to the Z any time soon, the screw drive lenses become manual focus only but honestly, with the focus peaking available on the Z cameras, it would work just fine with this lens as long as your not trying to track fast moving objects. Landscape, portraits and macro are all just fine in manual focus. There is a newer model of this lens, the ATX-i. I have the older one. Its my understanding that nothing changed except the exterior of the lens. I don't know if this means its now weather sealed, (the only thing I wish mine had) but it still uses the cameras drive motor to focus and although both lenses are a good price, forces the price of the previous lens down to a very good price. If price was no concern, I would go with the Nikon. Sure others might be sharper, but Nikon to Nikon seems to work just fine for the pros getting their shots published. Plus, the Nikon 105 with VR is weather sealed which is a huge consideration when shooting macro.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 726273, member: 46724"] I've only used the Tokina and as [USER=42081]@Bikerbrent[/USER] pointed out, it uses the drive motor from the camera, (which a D600 has). This is my swiss army lens. Its great for anything from portraits to macro to landscape. Its only slow to focus if you do the infinity to close focus test. In real life, when using AF, its fine. If I am using it for landscapes, it typically stays at a far distance and is not slow to focus. Same with portraits. Like many, I pop the clutch for manual focus while macro shooting. A word of caution- if your wife plans on going to the Z any time soon, the screw drive lenses become manual focus only but honestly, with the focus peaking available on the Z cameras, it would work just fine with this lens as long as your not trying to track fast moving objects. Landscape, portraits and macro are all just fine in manual focus. There is a newer model of this lens, the ATX-i. I have the older one. Its my understanding that nothing changed except the exterior of the lens. I don't know if this means its now weather sealed, (the only thing I wish mine had) but it still uses the cameras drive motor to focus and although both lenses are a good price, forces the price of the previous lens down to a very good price. If price was no concern, I would go with the Nikon. Sure others might be sharper, but Nikon to Nikon seems to work just fine for the pros getting their shots published. Plus, the Nikon 105 with VR is weather sealed which is a huge consideration when shooting macro. [/QUOTE]
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