Welcome to the list Joey:
Close up lens can work quite well as metering is through the camera and needs
no compensation. There is little or no light loss with the use of these
devices. Also you can get good quality images as long as you stop down to
f5.6 of 8. Try to avoid stacking them up for maximum magnification as this
will also decrease sharpness.
Good luck. [PS. What is the Olympus Exchange?? I am always interested in
new sources for my addiction.]
Warren
> Anyway, here's a question. A friend of mine has some old Vivitar
> close-up lenses that fit on the front of my 50/1.4 lens. There are
> 3 of them: a #1, #2, and #4, and they can be attached in series.
> According to the instruction sheet that is still with them, they
> should give something like a 1:2.75 close-up on a 50mm lens.
>
> When they're attached, the viewfinder image is clear and the meter
> appears to work as expected, though I don't know if it's accurate.
>
> I'm wondering if there's any hope of these things working well.
> No doubt they're nothing compared to a macro lens, but I'm looking
> for housing in Boston on a student's budget and therefore don't
> have much to spend. If these could give me even a decent close-up
> shot, just to expand the range of shots I can take, I'd be happy.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> joey
>
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