Are close up macro filters worth it?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2020
- If you're interested in trying macro photography, but don't know if it's for you, then you might be thinking of purchasing some close up (or macro) filters to give it a go. Essentially magnifying glasses that screw onto the end of your lens, they come in four strengths for varying degrees of magnification.
In today's video, I take one of the cheapest sets I found on Amazon out to test in some ancient woodland in Milton Keynes to find out if they offer good value for money.
If you are interested in trying macro photography using a mobile phone then check this video out:
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Some of the gear I use:
Photography Gear:
Nikon Z6: amzn.to/3hfkDFZ
Sigma Macro Lens: amzn.to/3A8wrme
Vanguard Veo 3+ tripod (great for macro): amzn.to/3y3u81N
Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 (great for landscape): amzn.to/3jmfL4z
24-70 f2.8 F mount (best for events & gigs): amzn.to/3jtCyeT
70-200 f2.8 F mount: (best for events and gigs): amzn.to/3w5teAH
20mm F1.8 F mount: (For landscapes): amzn.to/3hflsyz
Shutter release cable: amzn.to/3hdL7rG
K&F ND FIlters: amzn.to/3jlArdb
Indoor Photography Gear:
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Backdrops: amzn.to/3h0igIe
Table top lights: amzn.to/3drRRRD
Neewer softboxes: amzn.to/3h9KyPi
Vlogging gear:
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Rode Wireless Go Microphone: amzn.to/2UOBUOV
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Video Specific:
Close Up Filter Kit: amzn.to/3h1gB59
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I run a children's wildlife group and take photographs as we walk along so I don't get much chance to hang around for long at any one spot and fiddling around changing lenses is undesirable. These are a great boon for me and despite buying the cheapest ones I could find they have lasted me a few years without problem. I bought myself a very cheap generic led ring flash and perminantly keep the middle range close-up lens attached to it ready for deployment. It allows me to quickly detatch the whole thing when we move on and I am ready for group and landscape shots before my next macro opportunity. Recommended.
A week after this test, my cheap filters started to come apart, with the glass coming loose, so if you do decide to buy some, then maybe spend a bit more than I did!
Nice, simple and genuine presentation. I'm starting to get bored with all the videographers and photographers that are ranting way too much about a product while they are inserting a lot of editing cuts and damn stock videos in their presentation.
You could set aperture to 16 or 22 and make bigger shutter speed, you have shutter release cable, it is not a problem. In that case your photos would be sharper. But I agree that cheap macro filters can cause the quality.
I loved your photos! It is amazing how close you could get to the subjects at 70mm without the filters
Thank you so much. I was actually planning to buy these and it helped me a lot to understand about my need. Thanks a ton❤
Love this Vlog. Well put together and the information on macro lenses was really helpful.
Enjoyed the video Charles 👍. I've never thought of setting my tripod upside down like that to take shots closer to the ground but it makes a lot of sense to enable photo stacking on macro shots
Love the intro to this, so soothing!
Thanks for sharing i use my macro lenses on my 35 1.8 and they don't look bad they were not to cheap 25 years ago, i use them one on top of the other tamron +1+2+3
These Closeup Lens fiters have been given a bad rap! If you use them one at a time and stop them down you will get good results. I notice that on most of your shots were at F4, you need to start out at F8 or F16. Use a tripod, so shutter speed will not be a problem.
Some good tips! (Plus you’re really coming along with the vlogging!)
Nice vlog here, interesting content and it's a good review of the filters with good descriptions and examples. Feeling more natural too
Great video Charles, great to see the results from these cheapo filters as I’d never heard of them before. I went to extension tubes before buying a dedicated macro lens. The only thing I think might have helped in your review, is to have had the no filter shot on the left of each filter shot so we could see the differences side by side as a constant frame of reference ;-) Great job thought! 👍
Thanks for this video. I found it helpful.
great video <3 thank you for detailed explanation
Nice video charles I went out with my +10 close up filter for the first time last month, never used it before, definitely had to focus stack the images and got some good results shooting some mushrooms. Never thought of putting the tripod centre column upside down, I should have done that it would have made it easier 👍
thanks for the video :)
Very great review and very informativce. Thanks!
Great review video Charles, I'm going to check if I can do that on my tripod 😄