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Which macro equipment option for "bugs" and flowers.

Started Feb 25, 2022 | Questions thread
OP GinAZ Forum Member • Posts: 54
Re: Which macro equipment option for "bugs" and flowers.

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Another alternative might be a legacy macro lens used with a converter on your A77. Can the A77 use legacy lenses? I don't know. If you can this may be cheaper than using achromats, of which you would need at least two, a low power one for flowers and a higher power one for insects, spiders etc. With a 1:1 macro lens you would get from infinity focus down to 1:1 without adding/removing anything such as a close-up lens or extension tube, and you would presumably be able to use your extension tubes to get more magnification beyond 1:1.

I am very curious as to what this 10X macro lens is for $80. I would not think that a 10X lens would be suitable at this stage. 10X is a lot of magnification, more than is sensible for a beginner to be using.

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Thank you very much. By legacy lens did you mean an existing A-Mount lens?

B&H has a Venus Optics Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens for Sony A-Mount that is $399. I'm not sure I want to invest that much at this point. E bay as Sony 100mm lens but they a even a little more.

The 10x is on Ama zon and is a 10x High Definition 2 Element Close-Up (Macro) Lens for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Pentax & Olympus DSLR's (72mm).

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