Digital Photography FAQ's : Canon EOS-300D / Digital Rebel / KISS Digital FAQ : Lens Information : Macro photography or where is my macro switch?
	For macro photography some (well really almost all) compact cameras have a macro switch which allows for closer working distances (up to 1cm between lens and object) and thus bigger magnification. On a dSLR such as the 300D this is a bit more tricky as the lenses don't provide this convenience. So you are left with some options: You could add a closeup filter to your lens. This has some drawbacks such as increase in chromatic aberrations, flare and a general drop in sharpness to the edges. Your better option though is to add an extender between lens and body of the camera. For the 300D there is a new set of extenders (EF-12II and EF-25II) that allows the kit lens (and all other EF mount lenses) to be used with it. If you have a good lens with limited macro capability such as the 28-135 IS USM then you might just get any EF mount externder which are available from numerous manufacturers. Except for build quality they don't vary much and optically they are all the same as the extenders don't contain any optics. kgw
	There are also EF lenses that have a macro mode (even a switch :) ). I've been using the Quantaray 70-300 offered by Fox/Ritz (they're even bundling it in a 300D kit now) for a little over a month and am fairly happy with it, especially with it's macro mode. See this page at Wolf for more info on this particular lens. RjS
	Others report other lenses that have a macro switch: * Sigma 28-135 Aspherical marius
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