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Re: Teach me about macro lenses
In reply to fft81,
5 months ago
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fft81 wrote:
Epic Light wrote:
I wont answer your easily googled question, but if you are trying to do a little macro on the cheap, the nikon 60mm f/2.8d is about $220 bucks used. Thats a bit more than a set of chipped tubes, but the results are amazing.
The thing is, I did google it; google is my best friend
The front macro filters are crap since they are usually cheap glass and reduce IQ.
The extension tubes are a hassle since they need to be changes to find correct focus distance/dof. Also no AF function with tubes...
BUT, say i am comparing all these inconveniences to a manual focus Zeiss lens... or an old MF nikon. What do i have to gain from a real macro lens? As i mentioned above the ridiculously high f-stop is the major/only functional difference i see, but with modern pixel pitch aren't f-stops above f11 overrated anyways due to diffraction?
Some of these extension tubes are made of cheap plastics that are not too strong. I have heard of accidents where the tube broke and the whole thing including the lens dropped to the ground!
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