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Canon 500D Close-up Lens Review

Looking for Macro photography capabilities without spending a large sum of money? There are several ways to accomplish this. Extensions tubes are one of the least expensive methods. The canon close-up Lens is another.

The Canon 500D Close-up Lens is a small double-element lens that threads onto the filter threads on a standard (non-macro) lens. It allows that lens to be focused at a much closer distance- resulting in a higher magnification of the subject. The Canon 500D Close-up Lens is intended to be used on lenses with a focal length of 70mm-300mm.

Close-up lenses such as the Canon 500D Close-up Lens result in higher magnification when used with longer telephoto lens but shorter focal length lenses result in higher magnification when used with Extension Tubes.

At the time, I had a decision to make. Use the Canon 500D Close-up Lens on my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens or purchase a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens for my macro photography.

I gave the 500D a try first. The quality of the Canon 500D Close-up Lens is very good. I found the Canon 500D Close-up Lens to be reasonably sharp in the center - but less sharp toward the edges.

However, I personally found the narrow focus distance range to be limiting. In addition, the quality of the pictures taken with the Canon 100mm Macro Lens were better. And I could take a wider variety of pictures with the 100mm than with the Canon 500D Close-up Lens attached to another lens.

So why would you buy the Canon 500D Close-up Lens?

If you are carrying a non-macro lens regardless and you want macro capabilities without the added weight and size of a macro lens, the Canon 500D Close-up Lens is perfect for you.

If you have a lens in the 70-300mm range and do not have the budget for a prime (fixed focal length) macro lens, the Canon 500D Close-up Lens is a prospect for you(olympus).

If you only want to shoot at macro distances infrequently, the Canon 500D Close-up Lens might be what you want.

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does the polarizer filter work well with the canon xti kit lens (18-55mm)?

recently, i watched a video on youtube says that canon xti kit lens does not work so well with polarizer filter because when focusing, the lens head will rotate. i just want to know if that's true. and why the polarizer filter does not work well with the kit lens. thx!!!
yes, i'm a newbie. thx for ur answer. i've decided not to put a polarizer filter on my kit lens. but later when i get a better lens, i will definately get one.

Rotating a polarizing filter very dramatically changes the effect of the filter from almost nothing to very strong. In fact, polarizing filters are mounted in a rotating mount so that you can adjust them to gain the desired effect.

Having a rotating front filter thread, such as is on Canon's kit lens, does not preclude the lens from using a polarizing filter. The key to using, though, is going to be to first let the camera focus(or focus manually) and then rotate the filter to the desired effect between focusing and taking the shot.

This can get to be a bit tedious, however truthfully even when I use a polarizer on a non-rotating front filter thread lens, I tend to tweak its position from shot to shot anyway.

So, if you want to use a polarizer, go ahead, but just keep in mind when the apropriate time to adjust it is.

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