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Just bought my first macro lens A Sigma 50mm F2.8 with 1:1 @ 18cm.

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Yay! A headphone jack.
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How much did this lens run you?
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I guess you've yet to find out about that other feature of macro lenses? Goodbye free space on your HD
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249 of those ^^^
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I guess you've yet to find out about that other feature of macro lenses? Goodbye free space on your HD
Yeah I was thinking that! I've got a spare 500Gb lying around... just never got around to installing it.
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Old 10-06-2009, 12:35 PM
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I guess you've yet to find out about that other feature of macro lenses? Goodbye free space on your HD
I just remembered you are a macro god! If I can get some images half as good as yours i'll be doing ok
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Old 10-06-2009, 01:06 PM
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That's because this opens a whole new world that many people cannot see without this type of photography. Even with 20/20 vision, your eye just can't capture some of the detail a good macro shot can provide.
This is the true reason I bought it, I'm hoping some unique views will sell well as microstock.
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Does a quick calculation into SA Rands...Hmmmm i want one of them
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