Is this lens f good for macro shots?
1300009
Yes. I haven't done the research to see if amazon sell the 10-18mm, I would also recommend that lens as well.
1300010
Never tried. I would go to sonystyle.com, look up NEX lenses and see what Sony says.
726798
Macro lenses are by design usually better than most prime lenses. In this case my Nikon 40mm will out preform most of my very expensive primes. And yes they carry this performance to any distance.And contrary to the other commentary it will focus accurately at any distance including infinity. I know because I use it thus many times a week.
1451145
Yes, it is a good camera for macro super close up shots. I use it for close-up shots all of the time. It is also good at low light shots of people.
933400
The lens is not a macro lens. It is a very good lens - expensive glass and worth it. My second favorite lens after the Nikon 70-200mm 2.8.
1917375
No. This is a general purpose walk about lens. No lens manufacture can make a true macro-zoo. Most "macro" zooms are a marketing ploy. At best they can get down to 1 to 7. A true macro should be able to get down to 1 to 1. While the macros made by Sony are worthy enough, they are poor deal. You can pick up a Tamron or Sigma macro which perform just as well and save some serious coin.
1549361
I use this lens mainly for taking macro pictures of flowers etc with both my Nikon D90 and D7000. I have taken pictures in low light situations and have had noproblem. If I were to take pictures in dance performances though I probably would choose say the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 lens where macro would not necessarily be the issue.Hope this is some help to you.
933398
This lens does not have macro, or what Nikon labels "micro" focusing capability. I will say, though, that the 24-70/2.8 takes such beautiful images that it stays on my camera about 80-90% of the time. Check out the 105/2.8 "micro-Nikkor" lens for macro as well as good portrait alternative.
2156711
No this lens is not intended for macro photography. A prime lens designated as macro is good for this. I recommend the Sigma 70mm macro for Pentax, it is really sharp.
1914228
Yes - but manual focus only. You can only Macro at 35mm with the f/2.8 With the f/3.5 you can Macro at 70mm.Google Ken Rockwell Nikon 35-70 f/3.5 and read the articles - also on the f/2.8.These lenses are a steal. Don't be put off by the manual focusing.
354493
Yes! It has a macro feature. This is an all-in-one lens that creates amazing photos!
1114828
Yes - I believe so, though I've never used it. Mainly macro lenses are more expensive to produce to allow them to focus so close to the subject. This 35mm f/2.4 has become one of my favorite lenses for its sharpness - I often use it to shoot panoramas, although I have an old A-series 50mm f/1.7 and an ancient Takumar 135mm f/2.5 I also use for that. But for the price this 35mm has outstanding image quality.
583901
Long autofocus speed is an issue for landscape shots, but besides macros, it excels at portraits and close up shots. Furthermore I don't see anything either bad or good about landscape and general photos taken with this lens. I would definitely not recommend it for a general purpose lens, but as a fantastic portrait lens.
176769
No, this lens is a portrait lens, it's miminum focus distance is 50cm (about 20"). For macro the olympus 60mm or the panasonic 45mm will be much better
1540247
Yes. I have that lens and it works great. It actually a little easier to use the macro kit with this lens for focusing since the lens is a zoom.
1358632
Yes the DMC-FZ70 is very capable at macro shots. It has a button on the back to switch the autofocus from normal to macro, enabling the camera to take pictures as close as 1 cm at the wide angle focal length! Also in the iA (intelligent auto) mode, the camera automatically detects when the subject is close enough to require the macro setting and switches it to macro, then automatically switches it back to normal when the camera is moved further away from the subject. You can also select a macro focus function in the manual, aperture priority, shutter speed priority, and program modes, and can select between autofocus macro and macro zoom. I have taken pictures with the camera lens practically touching the subject in all kinds of lighting conditions and they have turned out great. Of course the autofocus at such range has a severely reduced margin for focus alignment so you have to give it a few seconds to focus and then be careful not to move the camera again before the shot. Probably should switch off the flash (simple to do on this camera) and perhaps use a tripod and self timer if the subject is not well lit. To boot the camera accepts an adapter and close-up lens but I'm not sure why you'd need them given how great the macro works.
138091
It is not designated as a macro lens, though I have taken some fairly close-ups which turned out out pretty good. I have not yet taken the lens to its closest focus limit since I do not do many really close-up photos.
916596
I attached my macro lens to my Nikon kit 18-55mm lens. Just be sure to remove any filters you have on the lens first, otherwise the macro won't be able to attach. I think this is why the lenses are so cheap. You're getting the heavy duty lens functions (like autofocus, etc) from your primary lens, then the macro is just a fun add-on. If you only want a macro without having to attach it to another lens, you have to pay a lot more. I'm sure you also get more quality out of it, but given the price of this lens, you can still get some amazing pictures out of it.