Question I have been asking myself, Do I actually need a macro lens? well no not really.
Why because with a true 1:1 macro lens you have to get so close any insect would fly away.
So trying out an alternative on a flower in the garden (dispite the wind)
Unedited
This was taken handheld 2ft away with a panasonic G9 camera and a 100-300mm lens. Also 2x extn tubes of10mm and 16mm together
with the Panasonic G9ii unedited
So i would rather use extn tubes which are a lot cheaper than a proper macro lens If I had edited the above would be even sharper and closer