Withdrawn-Close-up Lens Set
Nov 14, 2011 11:29:33 #
Used Vivitar Close-up Lens Set (+1,+2,+3) 48mm, like new. $15.00 plus postage.
Nov 15, 2011 15:06:03 #
Nov 15, 2011 15:16:33 #
They will attach to any lens 48mm in diameter, according to the numbers on the box. With step-up or step-down rings, to a lens of any diameter.
They are essentially stackable magnifying glasses for the end of a camera lens and help with Macro work.
I find the center of the image is sharp but the edges get a little blurry, nothing a little cropping in Post Processing can't fix.
Eric
They are essentially stackable magnifying glasses for the end of a camera lens and help with Macro work.
I find the center of the image is sharp but the edges get a little blurry, nothing a little cropping in Post Processing can't fix.
Eric
Nov 24, 2011 12:28:32 #
Susieb721 wrote:
How do these work? What camera/lens do they attach to?
Most lens, these days have a larger filter size: mine are 67mm 72mm & 77. 48mm would vignette (you would need step-down adapters) which would require cropping (unless you liked the effect)
Nov 24, 2011 13:34:46 #
They are single diopter close up lenses. Quality isn't very good. The dual diopter versions are better (& costlier), but a true macro lens blows them away.
Nov 28, 2011 19:32:24 #
I posted the close-up lenses because I thought someone might like to try macro without spending two or three hundred dollars.
What the previous posters said is true.
The single element supplimentary lens will cause chromatic ands spherical aberration if the main lens is wide open; you have to stop down to around f8.
As far as stepping down from 70mm to 48mm would only be considered by someone use to peeping thru keyholes.
I could not justify buying a 100mm macro lens because I don't believe it would have improved significantly the results I get with my cheap lenses, extension tubes, bellows, reverse adapters, and other items.
Because I don't know any weathy idiots; all my friends and I started out this cheap and very interesting way.
I bought the 48mm lenses my mistake, I wanted 49mm;
that was about 40 years ago and I have never seen a lense that would take a 48mm screw in.
Roman Vishniac did not have an expensive macro lens when he started out.
What the previous posters said is true.
The single element supplimentary lens will cause chromatic ands spherical aberration if the main lens is wide open; you have to stop down to around f8.
As far as stepping down from 70mm to 48mm would only be considered by someone use to peeping thru keyholes.
I could not justify buying a 100mm macro lens because I don't believe it would have improved significantly the results I get with my cheap lenses, extension tubes, bellows, reverse adapters, and other items.
Because I don't know any weathy idiots; all my friends and I started out this cheap and very interesting way.
I bought the 48mm lenses my mistake, I wanted 49mm;
that was about 40 years ago and I have never seen a lense that would take a 48mm screw in.
Roman Vishniac did not have an expensive macro lens when he started out.
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