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<blockquote data-quote="editorial_use_only" data-source="post: 646116" data-attributes="member: 40895"><p>Kudos to you for your thoughtfulness. As above it helps to know what camera he has, what subjects he likes to photograph, and what your budget is.</p><p></p><p>I'll throw out two wild suggestions.</p><p></p><p>One, if he's loving a macro lens, he might enjoy an extension tube. I have the Kenko, and it works great with all my Nikon cameras. I still get auto-focus and metering. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375238-REG/Kenko_AEXTUBEDGN_Auto_Extension_Tube_Set.html" target="_blank">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375238-REG/Kenko_AEXTUBEDGN_Auto_Extension_Tube_Set.html</a></p><p></p><p>Two, you could try a pinhole lens. If he's enjoying photography, he might enjoy it. There are groups dedicated to pinhole photography and it's fun. Something like this</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/915822-REG/rising_rpsn001_camera_pinhole_body_cap.html" target="_blank">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/915822-REG/rising_rpsn001_camera_pinhole_body_cap.html</a></p><p></p><p>There are some silly reviews on that site for pinhole lens caps, complaining that the pinhole image is soft. Of course the image is soft. That's what the pinhole lens produces. Used correctly/artistically they can produce very beautiful images. And they're fun to use.</p><p></p><p>Oh and if not a lens and he doesn't already have one, then a flash like the SB-700.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="editorial_use_only, post: 646116, member: 40895"] Kudos to you for your thoughtfulness. As above it helps to know what camera he has, what subjects he likes to photograph, and what your budget is. I'll throw out two wild suggestions. One, if he's loving a macro lens, he might enjoy an extension tube. I have the Kenko, and it works great with all my Nikon cameras. I still get auto-focus and metering. [url]https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375238-REG/Kenko_AEXTUBEDGN_Auto_Extension_Tube_Set.html[/url] Two, you could try a pinhole lens. If he's enjoying photography, he might enjoy it. There are groups dedicated to pinhole photography and it's fun. Something like this [url]https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/915822-REG/rising_rpsn001_camera_pinhole_body_cap.html[/url] There are some silly reviews on that site for pinhole lens caps, complaining that the pinhole image is soft. Of course the image is soft. That's what the pinhole lens produces. Used correctly/artistically they can produce very beautiful images. And they're fun to use. Oh and if not a lens and he doesn't already have one, then a flash like the SB-700. [/QUOTE]
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