attachable lenses for a non SLR

[RebeccaTV]

I have a fujiFilm FinePix S-5700, and I want to go further with my Macro shots. Are there any ways such as attachable lenses that I can use to help me with this?? Or do I simply have to wait until I can afford an SLR?? I prefer manual focus, but this cameras mf is not very effective.....

[mswebb]

Take a good look at your manual. Many point and shoot cameras have a macro mode and some have a super macro as well. I had an Canon S2IS with super macro mode and it would focus as close a couple of centimeters.

Barring that, check out Raynox and see if they have adapters for your particular camera.

Good luck.

[RebeccaTV]

I do have a super Macro mode, and I use it frequently, but I want something more powerfull, you know?? I will check out Raynox though, thank you.

[jiminyClickit]

RebeccaTV,

If you want to see how much you might like Macro work, and have $20-$30 US, you can buy a loupe magnifying glass and affix it to your Fuji (I have the S3100) like so:



and take closeups like this and closer:



and closer: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/...918cc1266e.jpg

[RebeccaTV]

Jimminy, where might I locate such a lense??

[rerem]

Originally Posted by jiminyClickit

RebeccaTV,

If you want to see how much you might like Macro work, and have $20-$30 US, you can buy a loupe magnifying glass and affix it to your Fuji (I have the S3100) like so:



and take closeups like this and closer:



and closer: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/...918cc1266e.jpg

A loupe or a screw on close-up lens or other attachment for a digital point + shoot can get you close but obviously you won't get the precision of a really optimimal macro. That gets significant when you print bigger than 5x7. The quality,the fine detail,can't be had from a point + shoot with screw on accessory lenses.

A real good digital SLR with a high grade macro lens can deliver the detail for big blowups....but that's big money. In my situation, 35mm film gear,especially old time screw mount manual hardware is easily the sweet spot for getting primo quality for low $$$$$. In the last month --ebay-- I got a couple of Mamiya screw mount/spot meter bodies, a bellows, 2 Novoflex bellows lenses (105 + 135) and an SMC Takumar 135 mm at a total cost (shipped) under $100. In terms of current digital tech....you spend $1200 to get equal quality.

Digital point and shoots match up quite well for quick snaps. Those with a big zoom range do action and long telephoto "nature" shots rather well. No point + shoot has a real knack for serious macro. Digital SLR's can get great results, in large part,because many can not only use modern multi-purpose zooms-but
also can use the 10-20 year old "prime" lenses,with extension tubes or bellows, which were originally for film but still cab make splendid images on a digital.

Years ago, the folks making film cameras moved to auto-focus. Pentax and Nikon looked to have a system with a lot of "backwards compatibility. Canon and Minolta basically abandoned their vintage mount and created an all new mount,which at least was forward compatible for digital....sort of.

I'd committed to the Pentax family long ago because the M42 lenses + gear worked well with the later PK mount-which was used by Pentax,but also Chinon,Ricoh,cosina. My Mamiya (m42( Chinon and Pentax film bodies can share a lot of fixed mount lenses,and I have adapters for sigma YS and Tamron adaptal,making 7 more lenses compatible. When I can afford a Pentax D 100, all my vintage glass will be usable for digital.

[lindyannajones]

Hi Click,

I just bought (actually, won on Ebay) a Tamron 90mm Adaptall "Fully Manual" lens. As my eyesight is not what it once was (64 this Saturday), I'm having difficulty seeing how sharply focused my shot is. I'm interested the loupe but I just spent an hour looking for one that would be compatible with my Nikon D70. I found a Hoodman Professional LCD Screen Loupe for Canon & Nikon but it does not magnify. I gather that it just makes it easier to read the LCD screen. Any suggestions?

BTW This is my first shot with my new lens.

digital-photography-school.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24880

[jiminyClickit]

lindyannajones,

You are posting so quietly, I almost miss them! The link below is to an online company with quite a variety of loupes. I believe you could get the measurements from them on some of the wide view magnifiers. A two-element one slightly larger than your lens will work.

Unless you're creating professional shots for a publication, and just want to enjoy the 8" x 8" home-printed image as a hobbyist, this adaptation works really well. Here's one of hundreds I enjoyed seeing, shooting, printing:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1093/...e5f1884a_o.jpg

and another: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/...7414efdf_o.jpg

Yes, a real snowflake, sitting on glass, from earlier this year, no extra equipment beyond that shown above. Sunlight, a snowflake and Fuji + loupe.

-OR-

So I reread your question and now wonder if I misunderstood: do you want to generally enlarge the viewscreen for all your photography pleasure? Or do you want to magnify your subjects so they appear larger (as closeups and Macros do) on the LCD?

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Hi Click,

I just bought (actually, won on Ebay) a Tamron 90mm Adaptall "Fully Manual" lens. As my eyesight is not what it once was (64 this Saturday), I'm having difficulty seeing how sharply focused my shot is. I'm interested the loupe but I just spent an hour looking for one that would be compatible with my Nikon D70. I found a Hoodman Professional LCD Screen Loupe for Canon & Nikon but it does not magnify. I gather that it just makes it easier to read the LCD screen. Any suggestions?

BTW This is my first shot with my new lens.

digital-photography-school.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24880

Does the D70 have liveview? I've heard using liveview on a tripod can help finding focus if you struggle with the viewfinder.

If you don't have liveview or wish to shoot handheld then you might want to consider a magnifying eyepiece. I don't know Nikon equipment myself but I believe the eyepiece you would need is the DK-21M. See here.

There's some info on the different eyepieces and what they are used for here.

Beyond that there are more expensive options like angle finders that can magnify the viewfinder image (Canon do one...don't know about Nikon tho!) and nifty little gadgets called ZigView that is a LCD screen that you attach to the viewfinder and use like you would liveview so you could zoom in on the point of focus.

[kasey]

i have the O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup on both my Pentax K10D and K20D camera bodies, it is adjustable and increases the power somewhat over the regular eyecup that comes on the camera.

surely other makes have to have something similar?

if this is what one of the responders to this thread is looking for.

i do have a Raynox 250 that i will be putting up on ebay soon, this fits on the end of the lens for magnification.