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Old 04-03-2010, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanda View Post
I see your motivation is still high Adam. Have not made up my mind on a macro yet - a dealer I spoke to today said the tammy 90 F2 macro is a great lens. (new model apparently - or was he just overstocked?) While I was deeply engrossed in reading a photogaphy magazine on the train the other day I noticed two things - one was a mention that when using macro always be ready to switch to manual focus as the poor old auto camera focus is not a mind reader -the second thing was GEEZ THIS IS MY STOP!
The Tamron 90mm is a wonderful lens. One of the most highly recommended. He wasn't trying to dud you, it's a great lens.

I've never used autofocus on a macro lens. Manual focus only. They're typically pretty slow to AF anyway.
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