Manual Focus macro 100mm range

[Xterra]

Can anyone recommend a great Macro lens for the A7 series? Got to be in the 100mm range give or take a bit. I don't care about AF for macro.

But would prefer to be native E mount! No adapter? Guess I would be stuck to Sony 90mm. With Adapter the Canon looks good but would be larger, heavier and more costly with adapter.

The Sony 90mm looks great BUT is a bit large, heavy and well pricey. Any alternatives w/o AF? (Wish there was a Zeiss Loxia.... 100mm macro..... )

Thanks

[cine]

Try Samyang or rokinon 90mm f3.5. I dont own one but my friend has it and i think its great.

[MikeTison]

not native, but i use a canon fd 100mm.. once you nail the mf its pretty sharp. i found my online for a pretty good deal under $75 and came with a set of extension tubes

[dllu]

The Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 Macro is available in E-mount. It's a full manual lens, offers 1:1 macro, and costs half the price of the Sony 90 G.

[Marc Contaxtonikon]

have you considered spacer rings (I hope that is the correct translation for Distanzring)? When I switched from Nikon to the A7II, I bought a genuine CONTAX set for about € 40 on EBAY and I use it with my CY 50 and 85mm lenses. I am more pleased by the results than I was with my Nikon 105/2.8 Makro lens. Based on my experience - I can only recommend this route

[Soeren]

The zeiss 100mm f/2 or nikon ais 105mm f/2,8. Both will do 1:2 and the nikor 1:1 with PN11. The zeiss is expensive but the nikor should be reasonably priced.

Yeah extension rings is also a road to go.

[activatedfx]

Check out the Tamron 90mm f/2.5 Macro. (Model 52B or 52BB) It's inexpensive and SHARP. Not too big, either. (55mm filter) The lens is very popular, with many happy users, but they still remain affordable ($30-$150 depending on condition).

 

It's an "Adaptall" mount, so you can use a wide range of different legacy adaptors or get an Adaptall to E-mount adaptor, which is the cleanest and lightest option. Did I say the lens was sharp? Could be one of the sharpest lenses I've ever owned. Only downside is it's 1:2. Not a true 1:1 macro, but you can still find the original 1:1 extension, which brings it out to a true 1:1 macro.

[cengell]

Well allot of great answers, but the best macro is the Tokina Macro sharp and super contrast and the best bokeh. They are not cheap when found used but there are many reviews about them.

 

Thanks to the many suggestions all of them are a great macros.

 

I think if cost is the main factor then choose the best deal and you can get cheap E-Mount adapters on Ebay.

 

Christopher

[Emptymind]

Go back and look at the reviews for the Sony 90mm Macro ... thats the best choice regardless of all else. I am shooting with one in Indonesia... superb and worth every penny. I am using this for stills and video. For a 90mm Macro it's weight is average - no such thing as a light one.

[blackpearl69]

Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro with adapter....super sharp lens Classic

[addicted2light]

Minolta MD 100/3.5 (bigger) or f/4 (smaller, better bokeh). If I'm not mistaken they are both 1:2, unless used with a spacer ring.

 

Both sharp and sell for peanuts.

 

In alternative Contax 100/2.8 Makro-Planar (1:1), much more expensive though probably even sharper, and obviously f/2.8.

[kona]

My copy of the nikon ais 105mm f/2,8 is super sharp and easily exceeds the resolution of the a7ii. I've not yet tried it on the a7rii but am renting that body now and will try before I return it.

 

Of various legacy lenses I've tried, this nikon micro is my favorite. Tripod collar on the simple MF metabones adapter helps the balance, but it is a big, heavy kit, especially with an extension tube needed to get beyond 1:2.

 

I'm also renting the FE 90/2.8 macro and wow, it may be the next lens I purchase.