Macro lens.....how much in £££££
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Depends on which 3rd party lens you're talking about...Tokina? Sigma? Tamron? Others? Isn't there a camera shop near where you live?
As long as you can get a hold of an old G prime (the shorter the better), that would be the cheapest marco lens.
Then all you would need is this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotodiox-Filter-Thread-Reverse-Adapter/dp/B001G4NBSC/
How to do it:
Then all you would need is this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotodiox-Filter-Thread-Reverse-Adapter/dp/B001G4NBSC/
How to do it:
Scott Murray
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What lenses do you have now?
Nikon 18-55 & 55-200
Scott Murray
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You could get a Raynox DCR-250 closeup filter which would make your two lenses I think both macros. Or you could go a reversing ring if the filter size suits. I have a thread where I compared all the different variants.
90mm macro
50mm and reversing thread
90mm and Raynox DCR-250
90mm & 50mm reversed
50mm & Raynox DCR-250.
I think thats all I covered. The reversing ring is cheap but means manual focus and manual set up. But we can help there, the quality is slightly less, but it gives you a feel for extreme macro. The DCR-250 is $250 AUD (I think) and can be added to a 42mm to 67mm filter size (I think). This improves your close focal distance by 2.5x apparently.
Scott Murray
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Here is the comparison - http://nikonites.com/macro/16771-macro-lens-comparison.html#axzz2mK5SZxfN