stevetb
Registered user
Hi everyone,
I've got some money saved up, and would like a new lens. At the moment, I've got the sigma 17-70mm, which is a great little wide angle/standard jobbie, and the canon 400mm f/5.6L. I kinda need something to fill the gap, but at the same time, I really would like a macro lens!
The lens I was thinking could fill the gap is the 70-200 f/4, which I've heard is an excellent lens. The macro lens I've been looking at is the Sigma 150mm - again, I've heard that it's very good.
But this got me thinking - can the sigma 150mm - albeit not as well as the 70-200 - fill the gap between my current lenses? I.e can it be used for compressed landscapes, a bit of sports?
There's one more thing furthering the problem. I'm hoping to go to Skomer soon, and understand that a lot of the birds will be very close. Too close for the 400 - which I should still be able to use for more distant birds and flight shots. Would a macro lens do O.K for these closer birds? Or would the 70-200 be a lot better?
Thanks very much if you can help!
Steve.
I've got some money saved up, and would like a new lens. At the moment, I've got the sigma 17-70mm, which is a great little wide angle/standard jobbie, and the canon 400mm f/5.6L. I kinda need something to fill the gap, but at the same time, I really would like a macro lens!
The lens I was thinking could fill the gap is the 70-200 f/4, which I've heard is an excellent lens. The macro lens I've been looking at is the Sigma 150mm - again, I've heard that it's very good.
But this got me thinking - can the sigma 150mm - albeit not as well as the 70-200 - fill the gap between my current lenses? I.e can it be used for compressed landscapes, a bit of sports?
There's one more thing furthering the problem. I'm hoping to go to Skomer soon, and understand that a lot of the birds will be very close. Too close for the 400 - which I should still be able to use for more distant birds and flight shots. Would a macro lens do O.K for these closer birds? Or would the 70-200 be a lot better?
Thanks very much if you can help!
Steve.