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Jul 18, 2021 17:00:53   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I have no opinion about the Opteka diopters, as I've not used them.

I neglected to mention that you would have better success with diopters if you go with a crop sensor body. I had used the R150 on my olde 300mm lens, and it worked great. But the body was a crop sensor.

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Jul 18, 2021 17:03:31   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I have no opinion about the Opteka diopters, as I've not used them.

I neglected to mention that you would have less vignetting with diopters if you go with a crop sensor body. I had used the R150 on my olde 300mm lens, and it worked great. But the body was a crop sensor.

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Jul 21, 2021 11:28:00   #
ABJanes Loc: Jersey Boy now Virginia
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I have no opinion about the Opteka diopters, as I've not used them.

I neglected to mention that you would have less vignetting with diopters if you go with a crop sensor body. I had used the R150 on my olde 300mm lens, and it worked great. But the body was a crop sensor.


I purchased the Opteka screw-on Diopters to use on my 18-140MM at 75MM or great on my C-Crop Nikon D-7100. I am hopeful for a success and a nice in-the-field quick solution for swapping out. Thanks to all for your input !! More to report soon I hope.

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Jul 26, 2021 17:23:39   #
ABJanes Loc: Jersey Boy now Virginia
 
dpullum wrote:
I complement ABJanes, UHH needs more studies like his. We live in a very technical world once we step out of simplistic point-and-shoot cameras. [I am not talking about compact sophisticated Superzoom 1" sensor cameras, they are not simplistic and should not be called point-and-shoot.]

Elements+ is a $12 addon to PSE, ABJanes said, "Elements+ an Elements 2021 Plug-in that opens up Photoshop features hidden in the software."
https://elementsplus.net/

The Raynox dcr-150 is about $70 on Amazon. This snap-on adds 1.5x for macro work. This lens has 3 elements.
Note that the OPTEKA has 4 elements compared to Raynox 3. Elements are combined glass with differing refractive indexes which combined reduce chromatic aberration (CA).

The OPTEKA 10x is bout $20 for 55mm and $35 for 77mm on B&H, "this add-on lens features a four-element construction made from high refractive index, low dispersion clear optical glass for maintained image quality. A hard anti-reflective coating has also been applied to the glass elements to reduce lens flare and ghosting for greater contrast and clarity."
https://opteka.com/search?type=product&q=10x*

When I bought my close-up attachment I chose Opteka because it was a screw-on and had more elements.

Opteka close up attachments come in a set of lower power:
https://opteka.com/products/opt-optcu67a?_pos=3&_sid=03c046499&_ss=r
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Reporting back.......I purchased the Opteka set and found the +4 on my 18-140MM to be quite good for moving insects as it gave me enough working stance. +10 had a very shallow DoF but need to do some more test. Shot at 140MM f/11 1/250 iso 200 Speedlight on TTL using the Angler Diffuser at the end of the lens tipped out slightly. JPEG out of the camera no PP or cropping. Thanks for the lead. Still tempted to purchase the Sigma with a 12" working distance at 1:1. This is a nice add-on in the field......


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