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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 3041748, member: 36230&quot;]If willing to forgo AF, and a simple adapted macro would suffice, you&#039;ve a lot of very affordable options. Due to the fact that Canon&#039;s EF/EF-S flange distance is smaller than a number of other mounts, you can quite easily adapt to your camera. The below link lists the most common mounts. Those with a larger flange distance may be possibilities if wishing to use the lens for other purposes, but if only for macro you&#039;re not going to need infinity, so other mounts can/may be useful as well. Just be sure you understand what you&#039;re getting into in regards to those with shorter flange distances.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Considering you&#039;re on a budget, perhaps it would be wise to consider lenses not bearing one of the major names. There are many lenses by third party makers/vendors that offer excellent optics for little money compared to their counterparts, and in some cases are every bit as good or better (just because a lens has a brand name on it, this doesn&#039;t necessarily mean they made it).</p><p><br /></p><p>Since lenses in the 100mm range have been mentioned, Kiron produced a 105mm macro that is very well regarded and is available under different names such as Lester Dine (105/2.8), Vivitar Series 1 (105/2.5), and as Kiron (105/2.8) among others. However, the same lens was also sold as a Vivitar 100/2.8 Macro and can usually be had at a significant discount to the aforementioned. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are also 90mm macros made by Tokina (also sold as Vivitar), Sigma, and Tamron that are quite plentiful, some MF and other versions with AF.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a 100mm 3.5 AF macro (native 1:2 or 1:1 with the accessory) available in EF mount produced by Cosina and sold under a number of different names. While the build quality supposedly leave much to be desired, word has it the optics are pretty good. I mention this mostly due to the AF and the fact it&#039;s available in your mount, but if you can live MF and are willing to adapt there are certainly better options. Again, and just as a start if wanting to look more into this, below is a link.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/cosina-100mm-f1-3-5-mc-makro.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/cosina-100mm-f1-3-5-mc-makro.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/cosina-100mm-f1-3-5-mc-makro.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Considering your camera is APS-C and the Micro Nikkor 55/3.5 (which itself is far from costly) has been mentioned, perhaps consider the Vivitar (Komine-made) 55mm 2.8 macro which offers native 1:1 without the need for tubes. It seems fairly well regarded and I&#039;ve seen them go for as little as $20-$30 on goodwill. Here&#039;s a little more info if you&#039;d like to look into it...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/vivitar-55mm-f2-8-1-1-macro.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/vivitar-55mm-f2-8-1-1-macro.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/vivitar-55mm-f2-8-1-1-macro.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, I fail to see how you wouldn&#039;t be significantly better off that you are now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I mentioned goodwill, perhaps I should address potential concerns with buying from such a venue. The key is to be patient and use a little common sense regarding condition. Shipping is often very costly and some vendors do not take returns, but if one is careful it&#039;s really a great option. I regularly scan their listings and have had very good luck with them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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