Comments on: Canon 500D closeup filter / lens http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/ 10mm and be there. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:56:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: arthritistreatment78 http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 arthritistreatment78 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:23:43 +0000 http://blog.anands.net/archives/6#comment-2209 the Canon 500D would be a direct competitor with the Nikon D90. Currently, i own an EOS450D and i want to upgrade to 500D so that i can take HD videos. the Canon 500D would be a direct competitor with the Nikon D90. Currently, i own an EOS450D and i want to upgrade to 500D so that i can take HD videos.

]]> By: anand http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-893 anand Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:21:32 +0000 http://blog.anands.net/archives/6#comment-893 Jacqueline With the closeup lens on, the lens will focus only within 50 cms from the subject. Please see my entry: "Very limited working range. The range of focus is about 50 cms [from the film plane to the subject, with a long lens like the 70-200, subtract the length of the lens]. This means that in areas where you can’t physically get closer, this is useless. This is definitely where you need a dedicated macro lens. With a dedicated macro lens, you can focus your subject from almost any distance greater than the minimum focus distance. With the closeup filter, you are pretty much stuck with this distance." Jacqueline

With the closeup lens on, the lens will focus only within 50 cms from the subject. Please see my entry:

“Very limited working range. The range of focus is about 50 cms [from the film plane to the subject, with a long lens like the 70-200, subtract the length of the lens]. This means that in areas where you can’t physically get closer, this is useless. This is definitely where you need a dedicated macro lens. With a dedicated macro lens, you can focus your subject from almost any distance greater than the minimum focus distance. With the closeup filter, you are pretty much stuck with this distance.”

]]> By: Jacqueline L. http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Jacqueline L. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:17:20 +0000 http://blog.anands.net/archives/6#comment-892 I am embarrassed to ask this question, BUT....hopefully someone will remember when they were inexperienced and asked "stupid" questions. I inherited a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200 VR Zoom lens. When I screw the 500D close up lens onto the 18-200 lens, everything is blurred, and I cannot manually focus to get a clear view of anything, regardless of whether the lens is at 18mm or at 200 mm or anywhere in between. I'm sure I'm failing to do something really simple, but if someone could point it out, I would be most grateful. I am embarrassed to ask this question, BUT….hopefully someone will remember when they were inexperienced and asked “stupid” questions. I inherited a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200 VR Zoom lens. When I screw the 500D close up lens onto the 18-200 lens, everything is blurred, and I cannot manually focus to get a clear view of anything, regardless of whether the lens is at 18mm or at 200 mm or anywhere in between. I’m sure I’m failing to do something really simple, but if someone could point it out, I would be most grateful.

]]> By: Sean Phillips http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Sean Phillips Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:57:18 +0000 http://blog.anands.net/archives/6#comment-823 Thanks for this! I have been searching all over to find out if this lens allows focusing to infinity, and it's just written down anywhere! Everyone extols the virtues of this lens without actually listing the cons... Thanks for this! I have been searching all over to find out if this lens allows focusing to infinity, and it’s just written down anywhere! Everyone extols the virtues of this lens without actually listing the cons…

]]> By: Venkat Santosh http://blog.anands.net/2007/04/21/canon-500d-closeup-filter-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Venkat Santosh Sat, 12 May 2007 17:20:15 +0000 http://blog.anands.net/archives/6#comment-45 Enjoyed your comments about this closeup lens. I have been using this with my Nikon 80-200mm lens for a little over six months, and I essentially agree with all of your comments. I do find it difficult to focus on smaller insects, butterflies; they are too skittish, and by the time I get my focus right, they are gone. But very useful for flowers, and inanimate objects. With flowers, you have to be sure there is no wind; or you would have to bring the flower or stem indoors, and fix it to a board. Takes away the beauty of the out of focus bokeh that you get with natural surroundings. I do own the book you mention; John Shaw's closeups in nature. After reading your article, I am going back to it and read it once more. Enjoyed your comments about this closeup lens. I have been using this with my Nikon 80-200mm lens for a little over six months, and I essentially agree with all of your comments. I do find it difficult to focus on smaller insects, butterflies; they are too skittish, and by the time I get my focus right, they are gone. But very useful for flowers, and inanimate objects. With flowers, you have to be sure there is no wind; or you would have to bring the flower or stem indoors, and fix it to a board. Takes away the beauty of the out of focus bokeh that you get with natural surroundings.
I do own the book you mention; John Shaw’s closeups in nature. After reading your article, I am going back to it and read it once more.

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