Originally posted by rmtagg I have a few hundred to spend on the macro lens but I will save for what I need if necessary. I am pretty new to photography so I don't really know what I need. I know the lens I have is slow and need something faster. I also need a lens that produces excellent quality photos. I will be taking pictures mostly of flowers with this lens and I love getting close. The closer the better.
Rosemary, for a few hundred dollars, you can buy a pretty good dedicated macro lens. I would watch the marketplace in these forums. The prices are fair, and the people seem to be selling some stuff so they have cash to buy more stuff, rather than try to make a killing.