Macro advice - 'Close-up macro filter' any good?

[Jason Green]

Hi WAB'ers ,

As most of you probably know I have been using an inverted binocular lens as a Macro add-on. Anyway, I realise that CA has often been a fair issue in the results, so today I came across a product on Amazon - 52mm Close-Up + MACRO Filter Kit for Pentax Camera lens - and with 52mm being the right fit (with adjustments given I have a Fuji), would this set equal the magnification I have with the binocular lens? They come in +1 dioptre, +2 dioptre, +4 dioptre and +10 dioptre all included. Would stacking work too?

My latest:

This was taken today with my binocular lens, cropped to 2mp then Auto-enhanced in post-production. Would this kit exceed it in quality?

Thanks for helping/reading!

Take care,

Jason

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by Jason Green

Hi WAB'ers ,

As most of you probably know I have been using an inverted binocular lens as a Macro add-on. Anyway, I realise that CA has often been a fair issue in the results, so today I came across a product on Amazon - 52mm Close-Up + MACRO Filter Kit for Pentax Camera lens - and with 52mm being the right fit (with adjustments given I have a Fuji), would this set equal the magnification I have with the binocular lens? They come in +1 dioptre, +2 dioptre, +4 dioptre and +10 dioptre all included. Would stacking work too?

My latest:

This was taken today with my binocular lens, cropped to 2mp then Auto-enhanced in post-production. Would this kit exceed it in quality?

Thanks for helping/reading!

Take care,

Jason

Go for it, Mr. Leeuwenhoek. I love sticking glass on the end of glass, just don't bang them together.

[squishy]

you would probably be better off with a multi-element macro lens (like the raynox ) because the single element ones can be prone to chromatic abberations sometimes.

(but if the price is good and they get good reviews, go for it )

canon also do a very highly recomended multi-element macro lens, the 250 and 500D lenses which are available in several filter sizes