If you only want to get a little bit closer, but not "macro" close, you can use a helicoid adapter for a little extra extension. Trying to get too much magnification this way will probably not give very good image quality, though... the diopters are better for that.
Yeah, I didn't mean to geat a 1:1 lens, but just a prime with a relatively short mfd to be more versatile... I'm still experimenting with photography, so something which is more versatile might help me understand what I like the most!
I think you have found one of the holes in the m43 lens array.
Nikon used to make 2 outstanding AF-D ("screw drive") lenses: a 200mm that went 1:1 and a tele-zoom that went to 0.77x. If this is important to you then you may need to adopt a mixed system approach to really get good IQ. But I would not call them cheap.
Cheap usually means either low IQ, or (for large camera systems which have been around for a long time)... manual focus.
I wonder if a tele-convertor would work w/o bad loss of IQ on a m43 macro lens??
I do really enjoy using manual focus lenses, they also allow me to experiment while not spending much (as a student this is just a freetime hobby). As far as teleconvertors go, I've got a Kiron MC7 2x tele-convertor for OM mount, and my 28mm is OM too, can I use that with my lens while inverted? I hadn't thought about this before, since I always use the teleconverter with my Tokina zoom. I think I will give it a try as soon as I can! (Edit: I tried, and that's not working
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For Sale or Trade: Minolta 200mm f3.5 & f4 lenses (Rokkor, Celtic) | Location: USA | Ships: WORLD
This is a slightly old list of lenses someone here is selling. I would trust him without hesitation.
Thanks, I will keep that in mind. Unfortunately overseas shipping is really often too much expensive. Sometimes even shipping fees within the EU, otherwise ebay market would be quite good... :/
I would give you a Visitor 135mm ƒ/3.5 T-mount for the cost of shipping, but Canada-to-Italy shipping is probably more than it's worth.
You might consider using extension tubes to reduce the focus distance and get you into macro territory.
It's a bit out of your price range at ~175€, but you might consider the
Olympus OM 135mm ƒ/4.5 macro lens together with the Olympus Telescoping Extension Tube, which will take you from infinity to 1/2 life size with outstanding, world-class results! The pair can be had for as little as US$200 on eBay from time to time, and has the added advantage that you can add more of the five other OM macro lenses that are optimized for other focusing distances.
Yeah, shipping rates would be stellar I guess, but thanks anyway! However, extension tubes might be a good and cheap way for having more versatility with the same lens. I think I will get some for M43 mount, since I only have a few of them for C-mount which I got with my Fujian 35mm f1.6.
By the way, that lens is way too expensive for me, as a real beginner who's still trying to find his own way, that's why I wanted to stay on the cheaper side...
Yep, 17 mm/21 mm = 0.81x = 1:1/0.81 = 1:1.24.
In general, close up and macro photography are favorable to considering one's magnification requirements and doing the math to compare various options. This is particularly true if one's trying to minimize expenses. It's also often worth some effort towards understanding the optical properties of extension, coupled lens systems (close up lenses, reversed lenses, and infinity corrected microscope objectives plus tube lenses are all embodiments of the same basic thing), and diffraction.
Thanks, so my calculations were right! I'm still trying to find out my way, so a few studies and cheap lenses might be the right way eheh!