Macro and low light

[bbeckford]

Hey guys, I'm looking at these lenses and I wondered what you thought,

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/89773/art/canon/ef-s-60-2-8-macro-usm-len.html#avisconso
For taking closeup shots, I want to be able to get really close to insects mainly.

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2986/art/canon/ef-50-mm-f-1-8-ii-standar.html
For low-light without the flash, the main reason for this is I was taking some night shots in London the other night and without flash it was really blurry and with flash everything around went dark.


Any advice greatly appreciated!! Thanks a lot.

-Ben

[CT]

I can't see you going far wrong with either of those.

The 50mm 1.8 is a great low light lens .

The 60mmm 2.8 macro is an excellent lens. Going longer with the focal length - 100mm or more, gives you a better working distance from bugs without scaring them off, but you'd still get great results with this lens. Just be aware, that as it's an EF-S lens, it wont fit Canon 1 Series bodies if you ever wanted to upgrade.

[awp]

my advice would be don't go anywhere near Pixmania. Worst service I've ever had - and far from cheapest too often.

[alexisonfire]

I would also say stay away from pixmania, not heard good things at all. As for the lenses, the 50mm f/1.8 is not a macro lens, its magnification is about 1:7. As for the 60mm f/2.8 Macro, it is a true macro lens with a magnification of 1:1, but i don't think 60mm would be adequate for insect macro photography. You would need to get extremely close to the subject with 60mm.

[bbeckford]

Thanks for the replies guys, sorry took me so long to get back!

I've had great experiences with Pixmania, and I got my TV £150 cheaper tan anywhere else! Not bought camera stuff from there yet though, where do you guys normally shop?

-Ben