An attachment which can be fitted to the end of a lens to provide close focus capability
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What are the biggest differences between Reversal Rings, Extension Tubes and Macro Lenses?
As far as I understand all three options help you do macro photography but are their other reasons for having the three different items? I figured reversal rings and extension tubes were just for the ...
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Can we combine extension tubes and diopters for greater macro magnification?
I want to increase the magnification of my Canon 100mm L Macro. I already have a set of kenko extension tubes. Could I buy a dipter to even increase further the magnification? For example Raynox ...
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How important is auto focus and aperture control in a macro setup?
I'm thinking of starting some amateur macro photography, and I'm not sure I want to go with macro lenses, due to their price.
I currently have the following lenses:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Canon EF ...
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Wide angle + macro converter
I just bought an "0.43x Super Wide Angle" converter. The converter consist of two separate parts, a wide angle (W) part and a macro (M) part. The full converter screws on the filter thread of my Sigma ...
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Canon 180 MM Macro Magnifier
I want to take magnified images of the subjects such as compound eye of the Butterflies, dragon flies...
I've a canon 180 Macro/ Canon 550D (planning to take 1DX Or 50D Mach III with some more hands ...
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Reverse Ring Attachment
I want to use a reversing ring to attach a Nikon 50mm f/1.8D (52mm filter) lens to a Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED (62mm filter) lens. I want to attach them in such a way that the 70-300 is mounted ...
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What old wide angle lens should I use for reverse macro?
I want to expirement with a reversed wide angle lens for high magnification photography. I would prefer an older lens where I can set the F-Stop manually on the lens itself.
I use a Canon 5D Mark ...
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Will the Raynox DCR 250 Macro + GF3 kit lens provide good results?
I have a Panasonic Lumix GF3 with the stock 14-42 lens. I've been away from photography for some time now. I bought a Raynox DRC 250 macro and was wondering if I would achieve pretty good results with ...
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Has anyone successfully mounted other lenses on Ricoh GR II?
I've been given a Ricoh GR II to play with — sort of a long term loan really. Lovely little camera. In the past I've messed about with Olympus film and digital, and Nikon compacts and SLRs with other ...
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What is the difference between Canon macro extenders for a 50mm prime? [duplicate]
I see Canon offers a 12 and 25mm macro extension, is there a way to calculate the difference in what these will offer for a 50mm prime? How much closer will they allow focusing? Will one hurt long ...
