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Raynox 250

Started Mar 24, 2022 | Questions thread
OP Columbusrat Regular Member • Posts: 296
Re: Raynox 250

macrouser wrote:

When I have a craving for small insects to photograph, I have a Sigma 150 mm macro lens and teleconverters.

I have a very strong tripod that can help me a lot to hold still.

With the 2x converter I can get a 1:1 photo at near .5 meters. I can use manual focus assist to look at things very closely that I would never find with my eyes alone. It gives me a great working distance. I can add some extension tubs to it and get even more magnification. It will let me focus from near 3 meters to less than 300 mm. It does reduce the light reaching the sensor by up to three stops.

Another advantage to using this set up is that the field of view doesn't change as much with small changes in distance.

I should, probably, try to experiment with something resembling a light tripod that I could rest my arm or hand on (rather than fix the camera to it). It's a question of whether I can come up with something workable that doesn't get in the way of the 'communing with nature' bit.

I do at one point want to go to a local(ish) camera shop where I can actually look down the lenses of different lens/extension tube/teleconverter combinations. Unfortunately I'm stuck at home with an extremely needy dog with the beginnings of dementia, so that will have to wait until either his brain or his back legs give out completely - it's a toss-up which will happen first...

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