You could also look for an older Vivitar Macro lens ....decent optics and
goes 1:1...goes for around $60-$70 US.
Bruce Kolber
St. Pete, FL USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Robison" <omrobison@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Ways to go macro
>
> --- Roger Wesson <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > If I've got a Zuiko 50mm lens and I want to do macro
> > photography without
> > spending half a year's wages on a proper macro lens,
> > what is the best
> > way to go? As far as I am aware, I can get
> > extension tubes, lenses or a
> > reversing ring, but what are the pros and cons of
> > each?
> >
> > Also worth considering are the Minolta 2 element,
> close up lenses that screw into the lens like a
> filter. I don,t know about availability in the UK but
> B&H Photo in NYC still lists them on their website.
> They are listed as #0, #1 and #2 @ $30ea. I have the
> #2 (with a focal length of about 250mm) and it will,
> with a 50mm lens get as close as 1:3 with a working
> distance of about 130mm from subject to front of lens.
> I have used mine for a varity of subjects and at f8 to
> f 11 the difintiion seems to be quite good.
>
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