Questions tagged [macro-converter]
An attachment which can be fitted to the end of a lens to provide close focus capability
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Close up photos obscure the outside edges of vertical objects in the scene. How can I fix this? [duplicate]
I'm shooting laboratory photos of small (60mm) sized objects. It is essential for me to use the entire camera sensor to achieve adequate spatial resolution, so I am putting the camera as close as ...
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Is it worth it to purchase extension tubes instead of a dedicated macro lens?
I have a Nikon D3400 and a limited budget for lenses. I'm using second-hand lenses, but also the second-hand can be quite expensive. I saw that there are quite a lot of extension tubes, especially for ...
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Technique for extreme depth of field in macro photography
Over thirty years ago I remember reading an article in a photography magazine which demonstrated a technique for getting extreme depth of field in a macro shot. The results which made such an ...
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Can I use a combination of extension tubes + 50mm prime + raynox dcr 250, for a high magnification macro setup?
I understand that raynox dcr 250 works mostly on telephoto end of lenses like 100mm. But can I add a set of extension tubes to the 50mm and attach the dcr250 on the front for a better magnification? ...
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How can I achieve 1:1 ratio for macro on my phone with 12 MP camera?
I have been using two lenses of 15× from different brands, to obtain a 30× magnification , but Still for smaller insects I am unable to capture all the details in macro. Is it possible to achieve 1:1 ...
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Why is there a maximum focus distance when using an extension tube? [duplicate]
I am using the Nikon D850 together with the Sigma 50mm/1.4 Art and the
MEIKE MK-N-AF1-A extension tube(s).
During first shots I found out that the combination not only has a minimum focus distance (...
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Would it be viable to use my camera as a low power microscope?
I sometimes do pcb soldering and it is useful to have a microscope on hand with zoom of anywhere between 7x-12x to view the tiny components. I don't really want to spend several hundred dollars on a ...
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Can we use both extension tube and closeup filter at the same time.. Is that possible...? [duplicate]
Extension tube with close up filter...?
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How to take macro photos of microscopy?
I am new to macro, and will be taking photos of insects under a stereo microscope for taxonomic reasons. I will be setting up the camera so that its lens points down into the eyepiece of a dissection ...
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How to support tiny objects like earrings for macro photography from multiple angles?
I am taking photos with macro lens of tiny objects (let's say earrings for the sake of this post) in all angles to stitch together into a 3D model.
We place the objects on a black platform and then ...
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What is the point of converter lens settings in a camera?
My Sony DSC-H1 has a tube with 58mm threads for mounting converter lenses and/or filters. Among the lenses available from manufacturer itself are a 0.7x wide converter, an 1.7x tele converter, and a ...
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What is the Advantage of a macro lens compared to a macro tube? [duplicate]
I want to do some macro photography (plants, insects...) additionally to my landscape photography and now I am looking if it is more useful to just buy a macro tube to convert my existing lenses (a 18-...
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How can I take macro-style images of butterflies with my superzoom camera?
I have a Nikon P900 that I use mostly for birds. I find the 2000mm equivalent wonderful. At the long end it will only focus from 5 meters to infinity. At the short end (24mm) it will focus very ...
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Using closeup filter together with a macro lens
I am thinking about buying a 3 or 5 diopter closeup filter so as to add on the top of a macro lens.
Would you do this or would you advise against it ? Do you think it's good to try, or it is not ...
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Using analogue Takumar 28mm & 50mm AND digital Nikon 4500 WA lenses for the Olympus E-M10 Mk II camera in MACRO Photography
I wish to continue my macro photography I pursued in the analogue world with an Asahi Pentax 28mm (& 50mm) AND in the digital with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 wide-angle lens with my recently-purchased ...
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Macro photography stacking: focus shift vs. camera movement
Getting into some high magnification macro photography (Using a Raynox 250 on top of a 105mm FF). Does one get better stacking results by moving the camera (by hand, or on a rail), or does changing ...
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Is it possible to turn a Nikon 18-200mm lens to a macro lens?
I was wondering if I could turn my Nikon 18-200mm lens into a Macro zoom lens by adding either a teleconverter or a macro-converter?
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How should I use close up filters?
I asked one question about macro adapters and one tells me about close up filters and I don't get it.
He tells "+1 = 1000mm, +2 = 500mm, +3 = 333mm,..." and when he tells me about how to use them, I ...
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What are these two devices both called "macro adapters"?
I came upon a video and in it there was this what he calls a macro adapter: Raynox DCR-250. And then I searched google 'macro adapter' and saw this video and images of the same device in the first ...
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Should I get extension tubes or a close-up macro converter for macro photography?
I am using an Olympus EM-10 Mk2 with a Panasonic 20mm f/1.7, Olympus 45mm f/1.7 and 40-150mm. I cannot afford a good macro at the moment but really wish to get into macro photography. My choices for ...
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What "Reverse Ring" specs (size..etc) for my Canon 600d for Macro Photography?
I have these three lenses, and I wonder which one of them is the best to be used with "reverse ring" for Macro Photography?
Camera: Canon EoS 600d
Lenses: 18-55mm, 50mm, 50-250mm
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how do I get closer than 1:1 macro with my Nikon D7000 and 105mm macro lens w/ external flashes? extension tubes or reversal ring?
I have a Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 105mm macro lens along with 2 external flashes (SBR200). I use all of this to do 1:1 macro photography. I would like to do some even more magnified photography, 2:1 ...
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Reverse ring sizes
I recently ordered a reverse ring and turn out i ordered a wrong one. My camera is 7100 but i ordered D700 from ebay, i bet it won't be exchange but can i order something else to put it on my lens, so ...
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What type of lens can I add to my webcam for closeups 5-20cm away?
I have a somewhat unusual need - I've got a webcam with a fixed, plastic lens that's focused on anything >40cm away. I need to be able to focus on things that are 5-20cm away. I'm not worried about ...
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How can I calculate the effect of a supplementary close-up lens (a.k.a macro filter)?
If I have a +1, +2, +4, or +10 close-up lens which attaches to the front of my regular lens, how can I calculate its effect on close focusing distance, figure out how much magnification I can get from ...
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Why do I need an add-on lens to take smartphone macro photos?
Why do you need an external macro lens for a smartphone to take macro photos. Why can't the smartphone lens itself take macro photos?
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Can I use a 55mm close-up filter on a lens with 67mm filter threads?
I just bought a new camera which comes with a lens with 67mm filter threads. I would like to use my Canon close-up filter, which has 55mm threads, on this lens. Would it be possible with a step-down ...
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closeup filter vs dedicated macro lens [duplicate]
I want to click macro pictures, so was wondering closeup filter for my 18-55mm and 50-200mm as a cheap macro solution. Lately I've been doing more macro work, so I've been thinking about cheap ...
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Closeup lenses: do size affect their performance? and how?
A friend is willing to give me (as a gift) a set of close-up lenses (A.K.A diopters or macro filters) and he has two such sets, One is 58mm and the other is 72mm, which coincidentally are the ones ...
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Setup for macro photos of flat surface with macro lens and led ring
I need to take photographs of a close flat surface with controlled lighting. I have an idea to do this, which is to use a dslr with a macro lens. Use a LED ring (which I see are usually used for ...
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Can I combine extension tubes and macro filters at once to give better macros? [duplicate]
I don't have a dSLR at the moment but am planning to buy one. Wanted to know the cheaper methods to shoot in macro. Will using macro filters and extension tubes concurrently increase the efficiency of ...
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working distance in macro photography
I have Sigma 70-300mm and tamron 24-70mm lens. I want to capture dragonfly and butterflies. I am thinking to get either close-up lens (Raynox DCR 250) or extension tube (XIT Pro Series).
But my ...
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Why won't Nikon V1 autofocus with a close up filter attached?
I have a Nikon V1 with a 10-30 mm lens and recently purchased a +10 filter for close up work, but the camera won't focus when i use the filter. Am I doing anything wrong or is this a limitation of the ...
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How can I take professional looking pictures with a macro lens?
Here is my experience with a macro extension tube. The pictures I captured has disgusting dust and debris all over it. Even using a gas duster did not do much good.
What is the solution to such ...
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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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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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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 II....
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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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Can screw-on macro lenses produce decent results?
I was browsing Amazon looking at a few items and came across this:
4-piece Close-Up Macro Lens Kit
- Included are +1, +2, +4 and +10 Close- Up Lenses.
High-Quality lenses are diopters for close ...
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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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Has anyone successfully mounted other lenses on Ricoh GR Digital II?
I've been given a Ricoh GR Digital 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 ...
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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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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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Which suits better for hobby usage: extension tubes vs. close-up filter?
I am looking to do a little macro work, but am not ready to invest in a macro lens. For hobby work like photographing flowers and such would it be better to invest in a set of extension tubes or in a ...
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