I noticed Hoya make a 10 diopter two element close up lens. Has anyone had
experience with these? 1/2 times on a 50mm, 1 times on 100mm, 2 times on a
200mm. Are they designed for 50mm, or a longer lens?
Foxy
>They are single element lenses, intended for using with all standard
>lenses (including the 50/3.5 macro). Olympus in their accompanying
>leaflet call it 'the most economical method of taking close-ups',
>which says enough....
>
>They do make achromats, though. You must look for the IS
>macro-adapters if you want those (A-type for IS1/2 has 49mm thread,
>B-type for IS/3 has 55mm thread). Needless to say they are less
>economical. Quality is superb.
>
>Frank van Lindert
>Utrecht - Netherlands.
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