This £200 lens is a great entry into macro photography!

I've never really tried macro photography, but as I own a 105mm macro lens and it's the last of the sun for a while - let's give it a go!

Check out the circular polariser I used in this video, the K&F CONCEPT Ultra-Low Reflectivity CPL:
UK: https://amzn.to/451CSHP
US: https://amzn.to/4f292aS

Pick up a used Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro OS HSM from MPB:
UK: https://prf.hn/l/G9DnqZD/
US: https://prf.hn/l/8jmgWdY/
EU: https://prf.hn/l/AJDkVmX/

Camera: Panasonic Lumix S5IIX
Lenses: Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN (https://sigmauk.com/product/16-28mm-f..., Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 DG DN (https://sigmauk.com/product/28-105mm-...)
Microphone: Rode Wireless Pro

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00:00 - Intro & the lens
01:49 - Butterfly hunting
02:47 - More on the lens
03:07 - Using a circular polariser
04:17 - Photo of a berry
04:59 - More futile searching
05:47 - A fly
06:14 - Other notes on the lens
07:24 - A small bug
08:11 - Getting surprised by another bug
09:46 - More searching
10:30 - More brown bugs
11:30 - Summary & outro