which macro lens for NIKON D 3000, please help?

[perolord]

Hello. I am buying macro lense for my NIKON D 3000 and i do not know which one to buy. I am considering tamron 90 mm and sigma 105 mm but i am prefering tamron 90 mm. But this will be my first macro lense and i do not know what kind of images i can expect (will this be enough for me, i want macro shots... really close ones)... can anyone post some images?

As it is now, i am using sigma 18-250mm and kit 18-55 (which i will sell, because i do not need it)... i am buying macro lense now... then i am only considering in future to buy (ultra) wide angle filter or not... that covers it i think =).....

Please help me, thank you.

[ZinhaEq]

Well, Tamron 90mm is a great lens for its price. I could also say that for SIgma 105mm. The only difference between them (when shooting macro) is, that between subject and Sigma 105mm there is a bit more distance (but really nothing special). I own Nikon 105mm Micro VR and together with Nikon D90 I think they are great combination. Well VR doesn't help when the focus is near 1:1 magnification ratio. My opinion is, that if I would have to choose between those two lenses, I would go for Tamron, if money is a concern and for Sigma, if I would value those few milimeters and of course if I would want a bit more of working distance. But thats just my opinion, I would also like to hear the others ones. You can check my macro pictures on flickr (link below in my signature) in a set Macro (they are all made with Nikon 105mm VR).

[perolord]

Great.. thank you for your anwser, this is very helpful to me. I am going for Tamron 90 mm and Raynox dcr 250 for some really close images =)... well funny thing is i had raynox already... but sold it like 5 months ago =((..stupid me.

Thank you =)

[ZinhaEq]

Originally Posted by perolord

Great.. thank you for your anwser, this is very helpful to me. I am going for Tamron 90 mm and Raynox dcr 250 for some really close images =)... well funny thing is i had raynox already... but sold it like 5 months ago =((..stupid me.

Thank you =)

Instead of Raynox dcr 250 you could get Kenko extension tubes set (12, 20 and 36mm: altogether 68mm), which would make lens possible to focus to 2:1 ratio, without loss of image quality. The only bad thing would be that with extension tubes added you can't focus to infinity. I have never tried using either close-up filters or extension tubes, but I am thinking of getting Kenko's extension tubes. They cost less than 200$, but that could be another reason why not to buy it over close-up filters.