Macro lenses.
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Scott Murray
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What do you want to use it for? What are your current lenses?
A Raynox DCR-250 closeup filter may be what you are after.
I started with the closeup filters. They served their purpose for a while but I eventually got a Tamron 60mm macro lens which I just love (I tried both the 60 and 90mm and liked the 60 better because the 90mm has an extendable housing which I found frightened the little critters I was photographing). It is also a great portrait lens which you can't do with the closeup lens. The Tamron is costs more than you want to spent; the closeup lens are cheap so nothing lost if you start with those but If you end up doing a lot with macro, you will end up with a dedicated macro lens. I think you will find that screwing on all the different combinations of closeup lens (usually 3 to a kit) and fighting with focusing and depth of field problems will send you into a pricier macro lens real quick.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
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The best least expensive Nikon macro lens is the Nikon 40mm f/2.8 G DX AF-S Micro-Nikkor Lens
$246.95
Scott Murray
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I still use close up filters on my 50mm 1.4 my leichardt grasshopper was taken with a 50mm 1.4 and Raynox DCR-250 and homemade diffuser.
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Scott Murray
Senior Member
What filter sizes? A Raynox could be a viable option.
I believe both the 18-55mm lens and the 55-200mm lens use 52mm filters.
Just curious, Has anyone tried using close up filters on a macro lens?? I would imagine you have an extremely tiny depth of field range which would make it difficult but I would be interested to see the magnification achieved. Unfortunately my closeup filters were for a different lens so I can't fit them on the macro (I would assume there is an adapter for that though).
Scott Murray
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I use a Raynox DCR-250 on my 90mm tamron macro and I get some good results if I can make enough light available.
You can also try KEH and get manual focus macro lenses. I bough the 105mm macro a few years ago.
http://www.keh.com/camera/Nikon-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sku-NK06010200791N?r=FE
This is an excellent lense, though out of budget. Please note that for bugs and butterflies a long macro is preferred, else they are spooked.
http://www.keh.com/camera/Nikon-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sku-NK06010200791N?r=FE
This is an excellent lense, though out of budget. Please note that for bugs and butterflies a long macro is preferred, else they are spooked.
