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Telephoto Vs Macro

Evil Phil · 2003-10-22 11:21:38

I'm buying a zoom lens for my SLR and was browsing around for a sigma (I hear they're good). Sigma 100-300mm Telephoto Zoom: this was the first one I discovered but then I found Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro Zoom. Its for sports photography mainly so which whould suit my needs more?

22-10-2003 11:21am

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I'm buying a zoom lens for my SLR and was browsing around for a sigma (I hear they're good).

Sigma 100-300mm Telephoto Zoom: this was the first one I discovered but then I found Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro Zoom. Its for sports photography mainly so which whould suit my needs more?

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#2 22-10-2003 1:13pm

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What are the respective aperture ranges for the lenses you mention?

If you are buying the lens primarily for sports photography, go for the faster (aperture) lens.

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#3 22-10-2003 2:06pm

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Isn't the Macro Zoom for extreme close-up photography - insects/flowers etc ? I thought all Macro lenses were for close-up work ?

I'd go for the 100-300mm lens.

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#4 22-10-2003 2:20pm

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you can get some nifty zoom lenses that can do macro. I've played with an old one, which when you are a maximum zoom, you can either focus normally, or you can turn the focus ring in the opposite direction and it turns into a macro, kinda neat!

rob

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