What lens do you use for close ups when you don't have a macro

[Wayne3]

Hi folks!

I've been playing around with photography for close to a year now, almost all of that has been wildlife so the couple of lenses I have bought have been longer focal length.  Ocassionally though, I see a flower or an insect I love. I haven't had bad results just using whatever lens I have on at the time. Below is a crocus taken with the kit lens (Canon 18-55 mm f5.6 ) and a bumblebee (Canon 100-400 mm also a f5.6 the only good piece of glass I have, my third lens is the Canon 55-250mm my camera is an old Canon Rebel T4i). I don't think I am ready to splurge on a macro lens yet. So, if I want to take a close up should I be using the the widest lens I have, does it matter? 

Thanks!

 

[ebiggs1]

Nice 

[Wayne3]

Thanks Bob!

Jeez, once again I may have been moving in the wrong direction LOL. If the Rebel T4i is a fine body for what I am presently doing, I will hang on to it for a bit longer.  Sooo, work on technique right now. When the time comes to buy more equipment worry more about getting a better lens than a different body.  I had no idea the fake leather tended to get sticky.  For a nonweather proofed camera I'm afraid I've had it out in all weather this year of taking pictures, it has gotten snowed on more times than I like to admit, gotten damp, etc., and the rubber and plastic cover hasn't broken down at all. Sometimes you get lucky I guess 🙂

[ebiggs1]

It did not affect all T4i cameras.  Just too many to stop production and remedy it on the T5i which is essentially the same camera.