Raynox DCR-250

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I have noticed a few people on here use these as a way of doing macro work.

I have a quick query in relation to it, if I were to purchase one, will it work on a macro lens to increase magnification, or will it need be used on say a 200mm lens to adapt that into a macro lens.

Thank you all knowing people.

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Will definately work on a macro lens - I used to use mine on my Canon 100mm. It was mad when the lens was at 1:1!! The dof on a macro lens using 1:1 will be wafer thin.

Never really mastered it, moved it on!!
 
It will work great but I found that using extension tubes (automatic ones) worked better on my macro lenses than the Raynox so I sold it and got a set of Jessops tubes (similar to Kenko).
 
Another vote for extension tubes,I've had both and extension tubes do a better job than the raynox
 
What is the difference between the two? I understand that extension tubes allow less light to pass through, and from this thread, the DoF is narrowed with the Raynox.

Is there anything else I should be aware of?
 
The extension tubes are much more flexible (as you have 3 different ones to combine) and they work with any lens without depending on the size of the filter (I use mine with a Canon 400mm 2.8, try doing that with the raynox!)
 
See the largest filter is the Macro, and that is 58mm everything else is 52mm, so in that respect it might not affect me as with you and your Canon.

Sorry if I am coming across as one of those horrid people who doesn't take advice when offered, I am listening/reading and I am paying attention.

And you have put doubts in my mind :/

To be fair my original question was if it just worked on a Macro lens, that has been confirmed, and looking at the photos that were linked, I think I am going the right way, for what I want. If it proves wrong, well at least I have 200mm Macro lens, I can look at tubes in the future if need be.
 
JohnF said:
Do you have an example photo of it in use?
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Hi John, got mine today and had literally 30 mins playtime, I'm so impressed by it..bearing in mind this is my first foray into macro photography (and manual focussing is a skill I'm really going to have to learn), I haven't used a light tent or anything, was just under the flurorescent lights in the kitchen, and my 'subjects' were quite boring..I managed to come up with these. The pictures aren't the best you'll see and OOF a bit but I'm a n00b ;)

Cactus:
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Closer up of cactus:
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Fake plant stem and feathers:
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and my personal fav, this was a model swan made of crystal:
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all have minimal post processing, just a bit of sharpening, exposure and contrast adjustment.
All were taken with my 55-200mm.

Now you may get better results with tubes :shrug: but as a 'first-timer' I'm pretty impressed :thumbs:
 
the raynox is really good for the money and dead simple to use, I like to have it in my pocket when out and about as it's so easy to just clip it on and start shooting

the only downside is the really narrow dof - although having said that I've never tried a real macro lens so don't have anything to compare it with

here's one I took about a week ago with it ....
Fly on a plant pot by Karl33to, on Flickr
 
Well I did get it in the end for my birthday as a present, pleased as punch with it as well. Not quite up to the macro lens standard (not by much though), but the convenience of it makes up for it.

One of my first shots with it, quite please with it too:

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