I've been perusing Amazon solidly for the past couple of days in search of a Prime Day bargain or two, but there's one type of lens that I'm particularly keeping an eye out for. The most fun, creative lens that you can get for my money (and yours, too) is, without doubt, a macro lens.
• Don't miss our guide to the best macro lenses
My hunt has turned up serious savings from the likes of Canon and Olympus, but also cheap-and-cheerful third-party manufacturers 7artisans and TTArtisan. The lenses I've listed are available in a wide variety of mounts and are offered at a 20% to 30% discount throughout the Prime Day sale. There are options for crop-sensor and full-frame cameras. Here are the best deals I've found so far!
Whichever lens you go for, a macro lens opens up a whole unseen world that's been right in front of your eyes all along, revealing the delicate intricacies of flowers, transforming bugs into terrifying monsters, and exposing the inner beauty of the most mundane of household objects.
Indeed, many a time during a 365 photo-a-day project, a macro lens has come to the rescue, offering up an 11th-hour subject when I'm out of ideas. And while their prime purpose is to create larger-than-life images, with their fast apertures and medium-to-telephoto focal lengths, they're perfect for other genres, such as portraiture, too.
Trust me, a macro lens is the gateway to the most fun genre of photography, and at these prices, you're just not seeing the bigger picture if you don't give it a go!
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