Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1

High-quality optics give you a sharp view of tiny subjects

Zachary Singer

Published July 1, 2005
Updated July 1, 2016

I love to work with macro lenses because they focus close enough to give me a window into another world. With a macro lens, common spiders become giant predators, and a grasshopper is a creature from outer space.

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