Hi all,
This past Christmas, DH surprised me with a DSLR to use taking pictures of my orchids. Initially, he bought the Sony Alpha 230, but we upgraded to the 330 to get the "live view" feature. In the wheelchair, it's sometimes difficult to get my eye to the viewfinder while trying to get the right composition for the shot. Seeing the image through the LCD helps me with that.
Anyway, I want to buy a close up lens, so I've been selling all kinds of stuff on eBay and Amazon to raise the money. Initially, I was just going to buy the Sony 30mm macro (currently $175 on sale), but I've been selling so much stuff, I started thinking about upgrading.
However, I really don't know anything about these lenses. I don't know why a 50mm macro would be better than the 30mm, and why a 100mm would be worth so much. Plus, there are other brands that would work, so how on earth do I decide? I could probably go a couple hundred more, and since I'm probably only going to buy one of these, why not get the best I can afford?
On the other hand, if I spend less on a good one, I'd have more money left for orchids. What a dilemma!
Recommendations and explanations of what I should look for would be much appreciated. And please...use small words. I don't really understand much about all this stuff!