Need Recommendations for a macro lens https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=386289 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:10:35 GMT Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:22:04 GMT Copyright © 2012 Ophthalmic Photographers' Society Need Recommendations for a macro lens https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=386289 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=386289 Hello Folks,

I received an inquiry from the website which I've shown below.  Can anyone, please, make any recommendations for this physician?   Thanks in advance,

Barb McCalley

---Inquiry received----
I was wondering if you could please help me. I am a veterinary ophthalmologist, currently using a Pentax istD L2 digital SLR camera for my external eye and anterior segment photographs. I have an 18-55mm lens, but would like to buy a macro lens. Could you please advise me which would be best? The staff at the photography shop advisd a Tamron 90mm Pentax fit lens...is that best?

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:39:26 GMT RE: Need Recommendations for a macro lens https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=387484 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=387484 B. McCalley said:

---Inquiry received----
I was wondering if you could please help me. I am a veterinary ophthalmologist, currently using a Pentax istD L2 digital SLR camera for my external eye and anterior segment photographs. I have an 18-55mm lens, but would like to buy a macro lens. Could you please advise me which would be best? The staff at the photography shop advisd a Tamron 90mm Pentax fit lens...is that best?


Barb-  

I haven't worked with this system before, but I'm sure the Tamron 90mm lens will work fine.  Personally, if I had a Pentax camera and wanted the BEST, I'd prefer to go with a Pentax macro lens.  This is the same for Nikon, Canon, etc. If I had a Nikon camera body, I'd want the Nikon macro lens.   I looked online and it looks like Pentax sells a 100mm macro lens.  Here's the link:  http://www.pentaximaging.com/camera-lenses/smc_PENTAX_D_FA_100mm_F2.8_Macro#!product-highlights

 I imagine the staff at the photography shop suggested the Tamron either because it's less expensive or because they have it in stock.  

One thing that is important to know about Macro lenses is that the more mm (100mm versus 50mm), the further away from the patient/animal you can be.  Having a little more working distance can be very very helpful when imaging difficult patients!  So always go for the most mm you can get!   

Be sure to let him know that we'd love to see some of his images!   

 

 

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