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My personal macro and tele lens comparison

Started Jul 24, 2013 | Discussions thread
CrisPhoto
OP CrisPhoto Senior Member • Posts: 1,749
Re: My personal macro and tele lens comparison

MiroM wrote:

CrisPhoto wrote:

drpoop wrote:

Great Post.

...

You should also include some prices of the extensions and Diopters you use

Thanks !

Ok, good hint.

I used the "Achromat Marumi DHG 3 58mm" which was around 54Euros.

And the "Meike Extension Tube Set MK-P-AF3B" I ordered in HongKong for 22Euros. Delivery took two weeks but I thought for the price I can not go wrong ...

Similar ones with higher price tag on ebay here .

My favorite (besides the 60mm) but with a very moderate price is the 40-150 combined with the Marumi lens.

Would this one also be suitable for EM5 ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marumi-58mm-58-DHG-Macro-5-200-Achromat-Achromatic-Close-up-Lens-Japan-NEW-/200776893303?pt=Camera_Filters&hash=item2ebf3c4377

It depends. Looks like the +5 diopter version of my +3 lens.

(As far as I understand, xxx-5-200-xxx means that the focal length of the diopter alone is 200mm, which is 1/5m, which is what the "5" stands for. So +5 and 200mm is redundant information ...)

Whit it, the working distance will shrink to 15-20cm while the magnification will go up to 1:1.5.

On my 75-300mm this would be overkill, it struggles with the weaker +3 diopter lens at 300mm as you can see above.

For a 50 to 150mm focal length your +5 diopter can be very useful, if you accept the shorter working distance.

For 150 to 300mm lens a +2 diopter might be best.

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