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[quote]jorgemotalmeida wrote:
I will have a budget of 2000 euros to buy a new camera and lenses...

> Canon 350D (the results would be the same with Canon 30D that just wins in Formula 1, and sports photos. ;) but as I don?t care about sports photo..
Just Canon 5D would be the next buy after Canon 350D not 30D...)

I have this camera and I like it a lot, but note that the camera body is *very* small. Many who have tried it found it just too small. It is barely large enough for me and I have the hands of a small girl :D

>I want to make real macro! To hymenopters, coleopters, odonata, DIPTERS (of course), slime molds, spiders (I will take more photo of these and dipters), and all animal, fungi, protista, and vegetal regnum. :)))

Macro lenses adviced?
> Tamron 90 mm?
> Sigma 180 mm

Macrophotography is more about technique than the lens. In fact it is all about technique, any macro lens will do. Around 100mm is good for most insects. A short lens (20-24mm?) with extension rings will allow you to include both insect and habitat in the same photo.

If you plan to photograph smaller insects outdoors you'll probably benefit a lot from a good flash rig or ringflash, something like this: http://www.eritja...suport.htm You can buy flash brackets, but building your own is not hard and much cheaper.

So my recommendation is that do not worry about lenses; DO worry about lighting your targets.