Close-up filters!

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Was thinking of getting a close up filter, the canon do the 500D one but not sure if they do it on a 72mm thread! I just saw some on eBay for £12 +1 +2 +4 +10 in a kit but not sure how terrible they will be! I was just wandering what ur thoughts would be on this subject and if any of you have ever used them and what u think of them?
 
Personally I would get either a raynox or look at a set of extension tubes, they are of better quality that the screw on filters that you are looking at.
 
I got the filters to fit my first dslr, 58mm diameter to fit the standard lens that comes with the 1100D. A cheap way to start taking close up shots whilst learning how the camera works. i have not taken many pics with the camera, got the filters, first image is no filter in full auto mode. Second image is with x10 in full auto. I'm new to this and just wanted to try them out and see if i can take close up shots without spending too much.

Taken without filter
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Taken with x10 filter
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Janner.Kebab said:
I got the filters to fit my first dslr, 58mm diameter to fit the standard lens that comes with the 1100D. A cheap way to start taking close up shots whilst learning how the camera works.
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Yup.

I have a Kood set that cost about £28. They're fun things to play with and if you get a good set they're not as bad as some think. Not up to macro lens standard but good enough to play with and get some decent results.

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lucky_13 said:
Was thinking of getting a close up filter, the canon do the 500D one but not sure if they do it on a 72mm thread! I just saw some on eBay for £12 +1 +2 +4 +10 in a kit but not sure how terrible they will be! I was just wandering what ur thoughts would be on this subject and if any of you have ever used them and what u think of them?
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Need to know what you want to photograph, how small, how close. And budget.

There's a huge difference between say flower portraits for which the Canon 500D will be quite handy (its a high quality +2 diopter doublet, hence the price) and bugs and beetles at 1:1 which needs around +8 or +10 diopters, such as the Raynox DCR-250, or better still a set of tubes or pukka macro lens.

The answer is the difference between, about £30 and £300 upwards.
 
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