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TOKINA SD 28-70mm AF Anonymous
What does /p/ reckon to this lens? I can get it for £60 ($120 US) brand new.

Is it any use for Macros? Or is there a better budget macro lens?
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>> Anonymous
eh, for that price, might as well get it for the lulz if you don't have a better standard zoom

budget macro lens = 50mm+extension tubes

no such thing as a cheap macro lens unless you buy used or some russian made shit
>> Anonymous
wait, that's not the 28-70 i know

that's way to small

the 28-70 is a 2.8 lens and it's big as fuck
>> Anonymous
>>159351

OP: It is 2.8 to 4.5, but its pretty tiny. about 2.8 inches on the camera according to the spec im reading.

Whats an optimal spec for a Macro/wide angle lens then?
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>> Anonymous
a true macro lens isn't a zoom

a wide angle for digital starts at 17-18mm
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>>159355

Also known as 18-200 VR
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50mm + ext tubes ftw
>> Anonymous
people always pick the grossest things for macro photography.
>> Anonymous
>>159355
i know im going to sound like an absolute faggot but can someone please explain to me in laymen terms what each of the numbers on camera lenses mean. i have a basic understanding of like focal length but i don't fully understand the like 28-70 2.8 and shit

pardon my newfaggotry
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>>159402

sure

28-70 2.8 means that the focal length zooms from 28mm (wide angle) to 70mm (zoomed) and that the maximum aperture is f/2.8 - which means that's the maximum size the aperture will go. this is good to know as a larger maximum aperture means the lens can be used in lower light conditions with the same shutter speed.

another example is Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6. this lens zooms from 18mm to 135mm but due to the construction of the lens, the max. aperture gets smaller as you zoom in. it ranges from f/3.5 at the 18mm wide end to f/5.6 at the zoomed in 135mm end
>> Anonymous
>>159404
thankyou