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2x magnification

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Joseph S Wisniewski Forum Pro • Posts: 35,461
No optimal solution...

Jason Yao wrote:

I currently own a Nikon D7500 and a nikon 105mm f2.8 micro VR that is 1x magnification and I want to go a step further to 2x magnification with the same image quality but just increased magnification. Preferably just add on to the front of the lens.

There's no "add on to the front of the lens" that will let you keep your lens's VR or it's superb optical quality. You need about 7 diopters of "closeup lens" to get the 105mm down to 2:1, and that means the closeup lens would be almost as strong a lens as the 105mm f/2.8 itself, and it would account for about half the optical quality. It would have to be almost as complex as the 105/2.5 itself to get the same image quality. 2 or 3 element "achromat" closeup lenses are not going to make the trip.

Thought of extensions tubes but will lose a lot of light.

Not "a lot", but often enough to be annoying. You'll also lose your VR.

Thought of close up lens filters but will lose image quality.

Yep.

Don't want to get a laowa because I would find it irritating to keep switching lenses.

Why would you have to keep switching lenses? The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 focuses all the way from infinity to 2x magnification. If you don't mind the loss of VR and AF, you can use it as an alternative to the Nikon.

Sooner or later will just use 1 and stick to it and forget about the other.

Yep.

Any suggestions will be helpful because this has been my own issue for the past 4 months

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