Where to get +10 macro for the cheapest? at DVinfo.net

Matthew Wauhkonen · May 13th, 2005, 06:24 PM

Where's the cheapest place for a 72mm +10 macro filter? I'll probably end up getting one on ebay for 20 bucks, since I'm not out to make a super high quality product.

Kyle Edwards · May 13th, 2005, 07:30 PM

20 bucks on eBay is a good price. Local shops around here sell them for much more than that. I grabbed a no-name brand off of ebay for 17 shipped, I've only done two tests with it so far. I don't have any brand name glass to compare it to, but the no-name isn't so bad.

Matthew Wauhkonen · May 13th, 2005, 08:37 PM

Could you send me a link to the seller you got it from?

Even if it's not perfect, I'm sure it's sufficient for my purposes.

Thanks.

Also, I just have to post some early footage from my home built adapter (this one was made of junk around the house worth about 2-3 dollars):

http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/image4.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/image3.jpg

Leo Mandy · May 14th, 2005, 07:05 AM

Matthew,

Just a caveat. I bought a +10 macro for about $70.00 from a reputable store- Tiffen. It is a great macro lens - BUT- there is blurring on the edges of macro lenses because of the way they are made. I have found out the hard way, an achromatic dioptre is the way to go to avoid colour abberation and distortion caused by the macro.

Just for your info.

Matthew Wauhkonen · May 14th, 2005, 08:39 AM

Interesting....I've seen amazing shots with achromatic diopters so I'm tempted to get one, but this is more an experiment than an adapter for production use (though I hope to get useable images with it.) I found a set of macros on ebay (+1,+2,+4,+10) for just over 20 shipped and the seller has a good rating so I assume they at least work. I think I'm going to go with those just because of price, but were I to try and make a production-quality adapter, I'd definitely consider otherwise.

I'll post some pictures in a week after the macros arrive and I go to home depot for PVC pipe.

Leo Mandy · May 14th, 2005, 09:24 AM

Ok Matthew good luck, if you want to see what my pictures looks like with the macro +10, try here

http://dvstuff.250free.com
Scroll down to an earlier date.

Kyle Edwards · May 14th, 2005, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew Wauhkonen

Could you send me a link to the seller you got it from?

Sorry it's been over 60 days and eBay has deleted my previously won auctions.

But I think this is the same seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...514396663&rd=1

Matthew Wauhkonen · May 15th, 2005, 10:15 PM

http://home.comcast.net/~rwauhkonen/adapter.mov

No macro yet, but I bet it'll be good when I get one.

May 13th, 2005, 06:24 PM	#1
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	Where to get +10 macro for the cheapest? Where's the cheapest place for a 72mm +10 macro filter? I'll probably end up getting one on ebay for 20 bucks, since I'm not out to make a super high quality product.

May 13th, 2005, 08:37 PM	#3
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	Could you send me a link to the seller you got it from? Even if it's not perfect, I'm sure it's sufficient for my purposes. Thanks. Also, I just have to post some early footage from my home built adapter (this one was made of junk around the house worth about 2-3 dollars): http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/image4.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~wauhkies/image3.jpg Last edited by Matthew Wauhkonen; May 13th, 2005 at 09:18 PM.

May 13th, 2005, 07:30 PM	#2
Kyle Edwards Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 274	20 bucks on eBay is a good price. Local shops around here sell them for much more than that. I grabbed a no-name brand off of ebay for 17 shipped, I've only done two tests with it so far. I don't have any brand name glass to compare it to, but the no-name isn't so bad.

May 14th, 2005, 07:05 AM	#4
Leo Mandy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Matthew, Just a caveat. I bought a +10 macro for about $70.00 from a reputable store- Tiffen. It is a great macro lens - BUT- there is blurring on the edges of macro lenses because of the way they are made. I have found out the hard way, an achromatic dioptre is the way to go to avoid colour abberation and distortion caused by the macro. Just for your info.

May 14th, 2005, 08:39 AM	#5
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	Interesting....I've seen amazing shots with achromatic diopters so I'm tempted to get one, but this is more an experiment than an adapter for production use (though I hope to get useable images with it.) I found a set of macros on ebay (+1,+2,+4,+10) for just over 20 shipped and the seller has a good rating so I assume they at least work. I think I'm going to go with those just because of price, but were I to try and make a production-quality adapter, I'd definitely consider otherwise. I'll post some pictures in a week after the macros arrive and I go to home depot for PVC pipe.

May 14th, 2005, 09:24 AM	#6
Leo Mandy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Ok Matthew good luck, if you want to see what my pictures looks like with the macro +10, try here http://dvstuff.250free.com Scroll down to an earlier date.

May 15th, 2005, 10:15 PM	#8
Matthew Wauhkonen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 285	http://home.comcast.net/~rwauhkonen/adapter.mov No macro yet, but I bet it'll be good when I get one.