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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 202893" data-attributes="member: 4923">A lot of people will tell you that you do not need autofocus and perhaps its best to not use it and go with manual focus, but for myself, I would absolutely want it. I avoid manual focus when possible. I don't trust that I know how I last set my viewfiner. Sometimes I wear contacts, sometimes distance glasses, sometimes reading glasses. So I tend to leave my viewfinder at a setting that works 'good enough' with whatever eye wear I happen to be using. If I have a special need, I take the time to reset the viewfinder for accurate manual focus. There are some bug shots in my gallery, all were quick handheld autofocus snaps with the Tamron 60mm macro. They are cropped a good bit, all taken from maybe 8 to 15&quot; awayWith any macro lens, look closely at the specs. If it says 1:1, that means that it will bring a subject in so its the same size in life as the image on the sensor. You also need to consider the 'working distance', that will tell you how far away you will be to get 1:1</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 202893, member: 4923"] A lot of people will tell you that you do not need autofocus and perhaps its best to not use it and go with manual focus, but for myself, I would absolutely want it. I avoid manual focus when possible. I don't trust that I know how I last set my viewfiner. Sometimes I wear contacts, sometimes distance glasses, sometimes reading glasses. So I tend to leave my viewfinder at a setting that works 'good enough' with whatever eye wear I happen to be using. If I have a special need, I take the time to reset the viewfinder for accurate manual focus. There are some bug shots in my gallery, all were quick handheld autofocus snaps with the Tamron 60mm macro. They are cropped a good bit, all taken from maybe 8 to 15" away With any macro lens, look closely at the specs. If it says 1:1, that means that it will bring a subject in so its the same size in life as the image on the sensor. You also need to consider the 'working distance', that will tell you how far away you will be to get 1:1 [/QUOTE]

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