Up Close with Nature

If you want to try out macro but not willing yet to fork out good money for a real macro lens until you are really sure that macro is for you, then this post is for you. Depending on what lenses you already have, one of these options should work for you. Approximate prices indicated for reference. 1. Raynox DCR250 This is a +8 diopter lens that you can snap onto your existing

In this post, you will see how you can turn either a 35-80mm, or a 28-80mm into a macro lens with absolutely minimal effort. All you need to do is to remove the front element and you will be rewarded with a macro lens capable of going from around 0.7X to 1.8X (1:1.35 to 1.85:1). For more "cheap macro" ideas, check this out. This is not my idea. I stumbled across a thread on hacking a 35-80mm