Category: macro photography lens

How and why you should use a diopter – “a poor man’s macro lens”

Dunja Djudjic

If you are into macro photography, you probably already have a macro lens. Or three. And in this case you know how much they cost. If you are just getting interested in macro, there my be a better option than macro lens – at least price-wise. Macro lens can cost from about $200 and it […]

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The Best Macro Lens You Probably Already Own

JP Danko

Here’s a quick tip for amazing macro photography using a the best macro lens you probably already own… Your old point-and-shoot camera – which is probably sitting in a closet somewhere gathering dust. Most point and shoot cameras have “macro mode” – otherwise known as “the little flower icon”. I use my nine year old Canon G9 exclusively […]

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