what DSLR in 2017 for aquarium photography and filming

[Edvet]

and the 24-85 mm on 1)m 24 mm and 2) 85mm

 

[Edvet]

and as a last comparison a picture taken with my Samsung S7 from the same distance as the above pairs

 

[Nigel95]

I think I made my choice:
A canon 700d (affordable and enough on second hand market) with the pancake EF-S 24mm f 2.8 lens (new)

For macro I still need to decide. Suggestions welcome current list:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM or canon ef-s 60mm f2.8. Which one do you guys recommend? I wanna shoot some pics/videos of shrimp and schooling fish.

 

[Edvet]

The 60 is for close range really, so the shrimp need to be near the glas. The 100 will give some more range. Can't comment on the quality of Canon stuff.

 

[doylecolmdoyle]

100mm Macro for sure, I find I can really only get full frame, detailed close up shots shots with my EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM if the fish / shrimp are closer to the glass. I am tempted to even try some extension rings to try get even closer.

 

[Nigel95]

Ok but is the 100mm comfortable to shoot pics or is it heavy?


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[Edvet]

This is mine, it's about 1500 gram.
http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/lenses/full-frame/sigma-180mm-f-3.5-apo-ex-dg-hsm-macro-lens

 

[Nigel95]

This is mine, it's about 1500 gram.

And is the 1500 gram doable w/o a tripod?

The 100mm is 600 gram
the 60mm is 335 gram

 

[Edvet]

I can shoot it handheld but it needs a lot of light so i can keep the shuttertime down to 1/250 or faster. For instance shooting insects in the sun. For the tank i use a tripod unless i can "lean" on the glass. But faster moving fish is tough, shrimp should be fine.
Chris Lukhaup shoots a lot of shrimp/ small fish. Maybe you can contact him to see what he uses.