Raynox DCR-250 with 72mm lens

[Randolf McKinley]

Does anyone have any experience with using the Raynox DCR-250 with a 72mm lens? I've tried the lens with cardboard over the end with a 43mm diameter hole in it and there is significant vignetting even at full zoom (it's a Nikon 18-200mm), so I'm guessing that I'm going to see the same thing with the Raynox adapter. Raynox sell an adapter to convert from 72mm to 43mm, so that physical fit isn't a problem.

Alternatively, has anyone any comments on the Raynox DCR-5320Pro? This is a native 72mm set of converters, with a 2 and a 3 dioptre pair that can be combined. There doesn't seem to be much mention of them here, though, particularly compared with the DCR-250.

I know the real answer is to buy a dedicated macro lens, but until I know what I want out of it, I'm reluctant to do that. I'd rather spend the 50-odd quid for the DCR-250 and fiddle with that first, with the more expensive 5320 as an alternative. Perhaps the real answer is a few of the £10 "macro filters" off Ebay to fiddle with?

Randy

 

[mastertrinity]

dont whatever you do buy the macro filters off ebay, i brought a few and there were bloody 'orrible. if i was you just use the raynox until you know what you want to properly shoot and then you can have a look a dedicated 1:1 macro lenses.

 

[Randolf McKinley]

Yeah, they probably are, but for a tenner they'll at least let me bracket what I want from a macro! I had a set of macro rings for years with my lovely old Pentax MX film camera but didn't really use them all that much mainly because they were difficult to use and of course you don't get much chance to get it right with film. I'm still trying to get to grips with the zero-cost picture-taking of the digital world!

 

[Alex Yallop]

Hi Randy,

I have exactly the same setup as you, D300s and the 18 - 200mm. I am also looking at the Raynox DCR-5320 Pro to save some money and hopefully get some good macro shots. Have you got one yet or tried it?