Macro lens?

[jbcm]

Any info on the Opteka HD 10x Pro macro? I plan on trying to use it with my G6. Would like to know if anyone has used one.

[leo11877]

Hi
Its just one of the cheap lenses available on ebay. For the best results get a Original Canon or Olympus Macro lens with the same thread size.

Thanks
leo.

[kreego]

Welcome to the forum jbcm!

I agree with leo - spend the few extra bucks and go with Canon, or in a pinch, maybe get a set of Hoya lenses, a reasonable compromise. A lot is riding on the quality of the glass when you're that close - you get what you pay for...

Cheers,

K

[jbcm]

Thanks for the replies. That is what I thought. Does anyone think that Hoya or Olympus is good enough or should I just spend the money on Canon? I wish there were more quality lenses on ebay than all the cheap quality items. Any thoughts would be appriciated.

[leo11877]

Thanks for the replies. That is what I thought. Does anyone think that Hoya or Olympus is good enough or should I just spend the money on Canon? I wish there were more quality lenses on ebay than all the cheap quality items. Any thoughts would be appriciated.

Hi
I had a Olympus C3040Z Camera and the pictures were very good and clear. Judging from that I can say that the Add-in Olympus Macro lens must be good too. I am not sure about HOYA since I did not use it.

Thanks
Leo.

[Don Ellis]

Here's a copy of my reply in another thread...

I have not used the Canon Macro Lens but every comment and review I've read has been positive, especially for quality.

The only drawback is that it is only +4 diopters and, personally, I would find that very limiting. Here are my comments taken from my "equipment" section on my website...

Original Set-Up

I originally bought the Hoya Macro Set consisting of three filters -- +1, +2, +4. Quite often I found myself using all three stacked on top of one another for a total of +7 diopters. They worked quite well and there was no vignetting (cutting off of corners) with the 49mm Lensmate adapters.

Later, looking for more magnification, I added a Hoya 2-element Macros Lens +10. This is a wonderful piece of glass that is front-threaded so that other macro filters can be screwed on the front. (Conventional wisdom holds that the strongest filter should be closest to the camera lens, therefore front threads allow adding more macro power.)

Replacement Set-Up

I replaced the Hoya 3-filter Macro Set with a single B+W +5 diopter filter (B+W is a brand name; it does not mean black-and-white here). I found that I was using all three of the filters in the 3-set at the same time, which multiplies the layers of glass through which light must travel, as well as creating vignetting when they were stacked on the thicker Hoya +10. Plus three filters are just fussy, especially when one is only a +1. Too many pieces, too many decisions in the field.

The new B+W +5 and the replacement Hoya Macro Lens +10 are a perfect combination, giving me +5 or +10 or (stacked) +15. There is plenty of difference in these steps and choosing the right filter is easy after a little experimenting -- an important consideration when you have to look at a bug and decide which filter(s) to use.

Addendum

Since I wrote that last paragraph, I have purchased another +10 and occasionally using it in combination with the others to create +20 or +25.

Cheers.

Don

[jbcm]

Thank you everyone for the info.

Jason