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Are these Macro/Close Up lens any good????

 
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Jul 10, 2006 11:05 |  #1

Hi All...

I'm just wondering if these close up lens I saw on Ebay are any good. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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Jul 10, 2006 13:43 |  #2

worth a try for $25
to be honest tho they look pretty cheap and nasty to me...


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Jul 10, 2006 14:20 as a reply to  @ chemicalbro's post |  #3

chemicalbro wrote:
worth a try for $25
to be honest tho they look pretty cheap and nasty to me...

Do they make better quality close up lens, or is it better to just save and buy a good macro lens? I know a good macro will hit me for about $1K, but I thought I'd try something like this in the mean time.


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Jul 10, 2006 14:48 |  #4

i use a +4 close up lens, and it works fine, if you get a good one there is very little degrading of image quality.


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Jul 10, 2006 18:54 |  #5

There appears to be no coating on those lenses and they will almost certainly be single element. Better CU lenses exist, like the Canon 250D and 500D or Raynox DCR250 but they'll cost you more.




  
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Jul 10, 2006 21:47 as a reply to  @ eccles's post |  #6

eccles wrote:
There appears to be no coating on those lenses and they will almost certainly be single element. Better CU lenses exist, like the Canon 250D and 500D or Raynox DCR250 but they'll cost you more.

Thanks for the info. I don't mind paying a bit more, since i'd like something fairly decent in quality.


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