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Re: Lens for close up work
      08/07/2008 11:27

They exist, but they're pretty expensive - thee combined cost from Mr CAD is £499!

The cheapest options are extension tubes or close-up lenses, both of which start pretty cheap indeed, and go through to fairly dear. I got a set of second-hand Jessops tubes for £25, and a rather superior Canon 500T close-up lens for £35 as "new old stock", and that I've used for some years now for butterflies with telephoto lenses. Are the cheapos on ebay worth buying? Don't know, but I suspect they are only if you're not too picky about quality.

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* Lens for close up work smordecai 07/07/2008 21:51
. * * Re: Lens for close up work LargeFormat   08/07/2008 11:00
. * * Re: Lens for close up work BenchistaModerator   08/07/2008 11:27
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dorset_Mike   08/07/2008 14:33
. * * Re: Lens for close up work BenchistaModerator   08/07/2008 14:46
. * * Re: Lens for close up work spangler   08/07/2008 18:43
. * * Re: Lens for close up work beejaybee   08/07/2008 21:12
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dave_Cox   08/07/2008 21:24
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Overread   09/07/2008 00:48
. * * Re: Lens for close up work PapaLazarou   10/07/2008 10:29
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Gordon_McGeachie   10/07/2008 15:31
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Mojo_66   11/07/2008 12:28
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   08/07/2008 15:22
. * * Re: Lens for close up work SqueamishOssifrage   08/07/2008 11:44
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   08/07/2008 11:30
. * * Re: Lens for close up work SqueamishOssifrage   08/07/2008 11:26
. * * Re: Lens for close up work alanS   08/07/2008 10:51
. * * Re: Lens for close up work daft_bikerModerator   07/07/2008 23:09
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Overread   07/07/2008 22:10
. * * Re: Lens for close up work Dorset_Mike   07/07/2008 22:09

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