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Originally Posted by JA
Hi leon,
I would start with one of your Sigma Art lenses, especially around 35 to 85mm or so and add in some extension tubes, which will allow a much closer focusing distance and hence magnification AND be sharper than a lot of other lenses.
Extension tubes might also be a good toe in water to see if you really go for macro photography, without all the initial expense of specialist macro lenses, ring lighting, etc.
You can even use lens reversing rings to get significant increases in magnification with the right lenses, with 1:1 possible.
Best
JA
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Excellent advice just note you can't achieve infinity focus with extension rings/tubes attached.
Generally not a problem for macro unless like me you are chasing bees that won't sit still on a single flower (weed) around the back yard then see a nice bird in the tree.
Depending on exactly what you are photographing, extension bellows are still available i believe, or I just have an old one sitting on my lens shelf.
https://i.postimg.cc/D03Tbyg1/IMG-1912.jpg
I think they are still used, I haven't used mine for some time and haven't searched but the adjustable bellows with a good lens can provide quite the good set up. Keeping in mind it is set up, not usually quick or easy from experience (and failing memory).
https://novoflex.com.au/product-cate...nsion-bellows/
Still available, much fancier now and including electronic contacts but far from cheap.
The unit in my image is from an old, manual Nikon film camera I had many years back.