sony 100mm macro?

hey everybody,

does anyone out there use the sony 100mm macro for uw work

I have a sony a700 with the sony 70-400mm telephoto g series lens

and i love it, but I was thinking about taking the a700 UW for macro

any input would be appreciated.

thanks

matt

hey everybody,

 

does anyone out there use the sony 100mm macro for uw work

I have a sony a700 with the sony 70-400mm telephoto g series lens

and i love it, but I was thinking about taking the a700 UW for macro

any input would be appreciated.

thanks

matt

This lens is a gem, I have the older minolta version. My favourite lens recently but I haven't got a proper port yet, therefore I use my older 50mm macro underwater. But on land I use this lens exclusively for macro photos. Here are some examples:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21017948@N06/...57621932498512/

It should work wonders underwater and my next purchase will be a proper port for it. I hope I can post some UW pictures as well soon.

cheers

Marcell

I don't have the Sony 100m, but I do have and use the Sigma 70mm underwater.

With my a350 (and I think your a700) the crop adds 50% to the lens length so my 70mm becomes a 105mm equivalent (but still 1:1 magnification).

The 70(105) is a great lens for macro, but I have found myself limited with larger animals by the working distance - for example I cannot shoot a "whole" Giant Frogfish in Lembeh as the visibility prevents me from getting good results from a distance.

Provided you have clear water, or don't want to shoot larger animals the 100mm should work well.

Results like this are fairly straight forward (provided you can find the critter!)

wow. nice shot

I might have to go for the sigma if I can find some more shots by users