Macro related (raynox)

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Hey everyone,
Need a bit of advice,

Soon the little bugs and creatures will hopefully be out and I'm thinking of getting a Raynox, does this just fit on the end of the lens? The only lenses I have for my d3100 are: 18-55mm,50mm, 35mm, 70-300mm and a 400mm, will the Raynox work on any of these? Or would extension tubes be better?


Thanks

Marco
 
Hi,

Fits to the end of a lens (I believe) with a snap on attachment.
Best results seem to be on a long lens (I have heard) so your 300mm or 400mm should give you good results.

I don't own one though, so probably best for an owner to comment :)

If you get one, post up some pics and a quick review perhaps?
 
Hi, Anything on the front of your lens will almost certainly reduce the optical quality of the lens.

One set of extension tubes will fit all of your lenses and will not effect their optical quality although there will be an increse in exposure needed. Your TTL metering will take care of that though. Hope this helps.
 
ecniv said:
Hi,

Fits to the end of a lens (I believe) with a snap on attachment.
Best results seem to be on a long lens (I have heard) so your 300mm or 400mm should give you good results.

I don't own one though, so probably best for an owner to comment :)

If you get one, post up some pics and a quick review perhaps?
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Yeh I just read it attaches to any lens with a 52-67 filter size. My 70-300 mm had macro function on it so could try that.

G.K.Jnr. said:
Hi, Anything on the front of your lens will almost certainly reduce the optical quality of the lens.

One set of extension tubes will fit all of your lenses and will not effect their optical quality although there will be an increse in exposure needed. Your TTL metering will take care of that though. Hope this helps.
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How many extension tubes? Sorry I'm new to the extension tubes, wouldn't have a clue what tubes to get for my d3100.
Help an advice would be great :)
 
Mmarques said:
Yeh I just read it attaches to any lens with a 52-67 filter size. My 70-300 mm had macro function on it so could try that.



How many extension tubes? Sorry I'm new to the extension tubes, wouldn't have a clue what tubes to get for my d3100.
Help an advice would be great :)
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Hi, They usually come in sets of three varying sizes and can be used on their own or in any combination.

Automatic tubes will give you aperture priority but you'll probably have to focus manually, but with close up work that's not such a bad thing.

With a standard set of tubes you should be able to get images at least to life size with a standard lens ie, 1-1. Hope this helps.
 
Fits on the end of the lens. I use a Raynox DCR250 in conjunction with a 50mm f/1.8 and I have had some nice results. A longer lens would be better, especially if you want to shoot bugs.

And don't worry about image quality...it doesn't drop too much :-)

Here's a recent example which has not been cropped in any way. There's plenty more on my flickr if you fancy a look.


Springtime Blue by JonTaylor71, on Flickr
 
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G.K.Jnr. said:
Hi, They usually come in sets of three varying sizes and can be used on their own or in any combination.

Automatic tubes will give you aperture priority but you'll probably have to focus manually, but with close up work that's not such a bad thing.

With a standard set of tubes you should be able to get images at least to life size with a standard lens ie, 1-1. Hope this helps.
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I have a set of Kenko DG AF tubes which are fully automatic on my camera and they are excellent.

Would definitely recommend them over the Raynox etc since they will fit to any lens you have, and since they have no optics at all will not degrade the quality of your lenses.

Amazon have a set of fully automatic tubes and most people seem very happy with them and they are half the price of Kenko tubes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polaroid-Fo...6320998&sr=8-2&keywords=nikon+extension+tubes

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ecniv said:
Hi

Quick google search turned up :
this video (I've not watched it)

pic of normal extension tubes

Extension tubes (kenko) with contacts (?)

You fit them to the camera and the lens to the end of hte extension tubes.
The normal cheap ones don't have contacts, so you'll need a fully manual focus and aperture lens to use... Contacts should aperture at least...
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Thanks for the video, they helped a lot! It amazed me I have to say, and he's used lenses that I have which have me a much better understanding of how close you can actually get.

Northstander said:
Fits on the end of the lens. I use a Raynox DCR250 in conjunction with a 50mm f/1.8 and I have had some nice results. A longer lens would be better, especially if you want to shoot bugs.

And don't worry about image quality...it doesn't drop too much :-)

Here's a recent example which has not been cropped in any way. There's plenty more on my flickr if you fancy a look.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jontaylor71/8655374651/
Springtime Blue by JonTaylor71, on Flickr
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I want to try and capture as much detail as possible so quality is a ye for me.
Love your pictures, had a look on your Flickr :)

petersmart said:
I have a set of Kenko DG AF tubes which are fully automatic on my camera and they are excellent.

Would definitely recommend them over the Raynox etc since they will fit to any lens you have, and since they have no optics at all will not degrade the quality of your lenses.

Amazon have a set of fully automatic tubes and most people seem very happy with them and they are half the price of Kenko tubes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polaroid-Focus-Extension-Digital-Cameras/dp/B004VNH18Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366320998&sr=8-2&keywords=nikon+extension+tubes

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Yeh I did have a look at kenko tubes, but pricey but at the end of the day you'll know that they'll work. Have you used the ones on that amazon link? I just don't want to buy them and then they don't work properly, not sure if I should just save up and go with kenko ones? Ps thanks for the link :)
 
The Raynox has very little effect on the IQ and is probably one of the best macro attachments you can get. I often use one on my 90mm macro lens to get a bit more magnification.

One taken a few weeks ago in Spain with the macro lens and Raynox.

 
+1 for the raynox - and I'm concerned with quality too. IMHO, if you want to be taking pics and then occasional macro interspersed with standard photos, it is the easiest option.
 
Mike.P said:
The Raynox has very little effect on the IQ and is probably one of the best macro attachments you can get. I often use one on my 90mm macro lens to get a bit more magnification.

One taken a few weeks ago in Spain with the macro lens and Raynox.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25848431@N02/8597727900/
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Great pic! The thing is I don't have a dedicated macro lens, I've got the tamron 70-300mm with macro function switch but not a dedicated lens and can't really afford one at the moment.

arad85 said:
+1 for the raynox - and I'm concerned with quality too. IMHO, if you want to be taking pics and then occasional macro interspersed with standard photos, it is the easiest option.
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Well when I'm not doing studio work I'll be out now that it's spring I'd like to improve my macro. And at the moment the studio is a bit on the quiet side.
 
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