Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Add a Dioptre to Make a Lens Focus Closer
3. Add a Dioptre to Make a Lens Focus Closer
Close-up filters are single-element lenses that look like magnifying glasses. These filters screw into the front element thread and can provide an inexpensive alternative to splashing out on a pukka macro lens. They come in a variety of strengths that are measured in dioptres. Close-up filters are often available in sets of +1,+2 or +4 dioptre magnification. Dioptres are also available to fit Cokin style square filter systems. Add a dioptre to a bridge camera or a compact to achieve real close-up shots. The golden ringed dragonfly shown here was shot on a Lumix FZ30 camera with a +3 dioptre added to the front element.
Golden-ringed dragonfly. Panasonic Lumix FZ30 fitted with a Cokin +3 dioptre. 1/250sec @ f/3.6, ISO 200.
This article has more pages:
- 1. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Choose the Best Lens
- 2. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Make a Standard Zoom Focus Closer
- 3. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Add a Dioptre to Make a Lens Focus Closer
- 4. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Use Apertures to Control Depth of Field
- 5. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Blend Flash with Ambient
- 6. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Use a Third Hand
- 7. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Fine-tune Macro Pattern Compositions
- 8. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Point of Focus
- 9. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Check LCD Panel
- 10. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Raindrops
- 11. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Backgrounds
- 12. Top 12 Tips for Macro Photography - Butterflies
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September 17 00:36
steve
Are you able to show the difference in quality of two image; One with close up filter and the other shot with a macro lens. I am just not too sure if I want to waste my money on something like a cheap fix when I'll end up saving up for the real thing.