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BonOlgirl

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I am so excited! I have had these macro lens filters for quite some time and didn't know how to use them. Last night, I got them out and tried the 10x with my new 35mm 1.8 lens and "BOOM" got it figured out! Got some pretty cool closeups of the snow. Actually trying to capture a nice clear snowflake. Not too successful on that yet, but I'm gonna keep trying as long as the snow keeps flying. Did get a few though, just not as clear as I want.

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Thats great, sometimes we just gotta go ahead a give it a try.....Can't wait to see more...



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Sounds good, what make are the macro lens filter's? Have you got a link you could send for them? Really stupid question, but I have the same lens, what size of macro do you look for than lens?

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Sounds good, what make are the macro lens filter's? Have you got a link you could send for them? Really stupid question, but I have the same lens, what size of macro do you look for than lens?

 

I got a set of lens filters through ebay. There are 4 in this set. Vivitar, Series 1, +1, +2, +4, +10. Shot the snow pic with the +10. Gonna do a little more experimentation with mix and match. Will be interesting to see what I get.



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Hmm... For me those add-on lenses are the worst idea to go for macro - IQ is...let's say not good. You'd get much, much better results with any cheap manual lens (the best with aperture ring) but using reverse mount adapter and full manual mode in your camera. Decent macro shots and image quality guaranteed. I don't know if you were using AF or MF but with regards to macro - manual focus is the best way to get good results. Your snow flakes are not sharp.



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Hmm... For me those add-on lenses are the worst idea to go for macro - IQ is...let's say not good. You'd get much, much better results with any cheap manual lens (the best with aperture ring) but using reverse mount adapter and full manual mode in your camera. Decent macro shots and image quality guaranteed. I don't know if you were using AF or MF but with regards to macro - manual focus is the best way to get good results. Your snow flakes are not sharp.

A good macro lens is on my list of lenses I want along with the good long range zoom. I was using AF for those snowflakes. They actually suck compared to what I want and will eventually do. What is a reverse mount adapter? Also, what do you mean by aperture ring?



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Newer lenses don't have aperture ring which is needed (well...very useful) when you use reverse mount adapter as with this technique your camera won't be able set aperture as the connectors are at the front of the camera.

 

If you want to see how it looks, works and what results you can get check for example here: Digital Photography School



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I got a set of lens filters through ebay. There are 4 in this set. Vivitar, Series 1, +1, +2, +4, +10. Shot the snow pic with the +10. Gonna do a little more experimentation with mix and match. Will be interesting to see what I get.

Thanks for that but do they come in a particular size dependent on the lens you are using. The camera I have, if it makes a difference, is a D7100.

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Thanks for that but do they come in a particular size dependent on the lens you are using. The camera I have, if it makes a difference, is a D7100.

They are 52mm which I think should work for the 7100.



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Tony -  You would want to purchase one or a set based on the filter size of the lens you want to use them on.



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Thanks for that but do they come in a particular size dependent on the lens you are using. The camera I have, if it makes a difference, is a D7100.

They are just like a filter that screws onto the front of your lens.

The other cheap option, that doesn't add any further glass, is extension tubes. They allow the same lens to focus closer, so they don't actually magnify.







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