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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 751950" data-attributes="member: 13196">Here are a couple posts that might be helpful for you. [USER=3903]@Marcel[/USER] mentioned using a close up filter here. Maybe he can weigh in on how his works and any pros/cons with using one. Marcel, does the AF work when using your close up filter? <a href="https://nikonites.com/project-365-and-daily-photos/34661-marcels-2016-occasional-photos-14.html#post565756" target="_blank">The following quote comes from this thread</a>.And here is an example from [USER=9240]@BackdoorArts[/USER] with his Sigma macro <a href="https://nikonites.com/project-365-and-daily-photos/11574-backdoor-hippies-ranchopalooza-inconsistently-posted-images-2013-version-57.html#post239099" target="_blank">which comes from this thread</a>. The only downside to the Sigma macro is I don't think it connects to a dock for firmware updates. When older Sigma lenses are coupled with much newer bodies, quite often the older non-docking Sigma lenses require having to be sent to Sigma for firmware updates. I forgot about that when I originally suggested that lens. Since I don't own any Tamron lenses, I'm not sure whether theirs connect to a dock or if they are fully compatible with newer Nikon bodies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 751950, member: 13196"] Here are a couple posts that might be helpful for you. [USER=3903]@Marcel[/USER] mentioned using a close up filter here. Maybe he can weigh in on how his works and any pros/cons with using one. Marcel, does the AF work when using your close up filter? [URL="https://nikonites.com/project-365-and-daily-photos/34661-marcels-2016-occasional-photos-14.html#post565756"]The following quote comes from this thread[/URL]. And here is an example from [USER=9240]@BackdoorArts[/USER] with his Sigma macro [URL="https://nikonites.com/project-365-and-daily-photos/11574-backdoor-hippies-ranchopalooza-inconsistently-posted-images-2013-version-57.html#post239099"]which comes from this thread[/URL]. The only downside to the Sigma macro is I don't think it connects to a dock for firmware updates. When older Sigma lenses are coupled with much newer bodies, quite often the older non-docking Sigma lenses require having to be sent to Sigma for firmware updates. I forgot about that when I originally suggested that lens. Since I don't own any Tamron lenses, I'm not sure whether theirs connect to a dock or if they are fully compatible with newer Nikon bodies. [/QUOTE]

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