Close up lens/filter

12 years 11 months ago #76567 by Wood
I was looking into Macro photography...talked to a friend of mine and he suggested (before buying a macro lens) to get a few diff close up filters first, just to mess around with them.. I just wanted to see if any one has used them at all I was looking around they aren't too much so that isn't a big deal, i just thought instead of wasting time trying to make it work i would just ask you all.


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12 years 11 months ago #76569 by Redhouse
Yes, they are certainly an option to get you into Macro photography for a lower cost than a true macro lens. On the downside, the quality won't be as good as a nice macro lens.


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12 years 11 months ago #76575 by Wood
Thanks! Does anyone have any sample photos to post that was taken with the close up lens filter?


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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #76581 by Baydream

Wood wrote: Thanks! Does anyone have any sample photos to post that was taken with the close up lens filter?

This was taken with a .45 Vivitar on a "kit" Canon 18-55 at 55mm. Canon XT at 1/200,ISO 400, F/8.


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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #76763 by KCook
I've gotten fairly decent images with close-up filters as strong as +3. Stronger than that and the curved field "distortion" will become pretty evident. Extension rings are the other low cost route to macro, but that pretty well locks you into manual shooting. Nice thing about the filters is that everything can stay full auto, if you want that. Bad thing about the filters is that they don't get you very far, their effect is mild, compared to a true macro lens.

Kelly Cook

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12 years 11 months ago #76799 by Screamin Scott
Close up filters (lenses actually) come in different "flavors"...That is there are differences in construction. The inexpensive +1,+2, +whatever sets are single element lenses & have lots of color shifts & distortion. The better (read more expensive) 2 element lenses like the Canon 500D or the Olympus MCON 35 will give you better results, but not like tubes or a dedicated macro lens will...Just like anything else in life, you get what you pay for...Save up for a dedicated macro lens (not a zoom lens that says it is a macro, cause it isn't)

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12 years 11 months ago #76831 by fotozone
These were taken with a Fogta +10 I got on e-bay for under $7.00 so I could play around with it with out a large investment.
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12 years 11 months ago #76853 by Screamin Scott

fotozone wrote: These were taken with a Fogta +10 I got on e-bay for under $7.00 so I could play around with it with out a large investment.


The flower shot is pretty nice for a close up lens shot...

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