Macro lens Tamron or Sigma?

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Just wanted to pick the collective brains of the TP experts :thinking:.

I have a Tamron 90mm f2.5 adaptall macro that I bought of here earlier this year and have had some good fun with it. I am looking to upgrade to a lens with 1:1 and AF ( as I also use the lens for a bit of portrait stuff and I am crap at MF in a hurry and the kids don't sit still :bang:) and have narrowed it down to either the Tamron 90mm or the Sigma 105mm.

Just wondered if there were any reasons that I have missed in searching t'internet that would push or pull me from one of these on a D300, or if there was any other lenses that are around the £200 mark s/h that I should be considering :shrug:

Thanks

Nick
 
Have you had a look at the Sigma 70mm macro,will give the view of a 105mm lens on cropped format,nice for portrait work,see the review on the Photozone web site. Dont know if it is in your buget though.
 
yeah the sigma 70mm will give a nice flattering result and also do macro so it is a win/win situation. also what sort of macro do you want to shoot as any macro lens is good enough but to capture up close to bug eyes etc you'll need a decent working distance and focal length compared to shooting flowers which you dont need the working distance to be far away.
 
lostinfrance said:
Have you had a look at the Sigma 70mm macro,will give the view of a 105mm lens on cropped format,nice for portrait work,see the review on the Photozone web site. Dont know if it is in your buget though.
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:agree: I have a Sigma 70mm f2.8 on a cropped sensor and it is great for both macro and portrait.
 
Thanks for that folks. It seems that at the moment the Sigma 70mm Macro is a bit out of my price range but I will keep my eyes peeled. Until then I think the Tamron 90mm is my prefered choice so will see what comes up :shrug:

Nick
 
I would go for the 90mm Tamron, There are alot of people in the macro section use this and also has great reviews.

I would even put it above my 60mm Canon Macro tbh
 
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