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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rob lee" data-source="post: 1672839" data-attributes="member: 20150"><p>Been having computer trouble just lately so have not been able to post & fingers crossed it wont crash now. From my brief foray into DSLR i soon realised that you cant do good macro on the cheap but it is possible with compacts although they will not be as good as a dedicated Dslr set up. I think Steve summed it up well in his last sentence. Although my 50mm lens wasnt crap it just wasnt a macro lens & the tubes just emphasised the len`s short comings. Until i can afford a decent lens i will stick to compacts, for extreme close up its handy to have the extra depth of field. I have just got a G10, arguably the best P&S going in terms of image quality so will have to wait & see if its an improvement on my old A640. I`ve attached a couple of pics that i think are probably my best from that camera, but i know that DSLR can surpass them.</p></blockquote><p></p>