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The Tamron is better than the 75-300 (I tried the latter and it was no good above ~150mm). I might've not phrased it clear enough.

Huh? The review I posted the link to is for the old Sigma 24-70 macro, not the HSM one. I assumed that was the lens the OP was talking about. Quote from the review: "With a minimum focusing distance of 15.7" (40 cm), the Sigma 24-70 has a maximum magnification of .26x. This is enough magnification for Sigma to give this lens a "macro" designation."

Yes, you are right of course... I blame the reviewer for consistently not using the full name of that lens in that review, which gave me the impression it was a different version. Sorry!