Screw In Macro Filters

[treyproductions]

Hey everyone,

I was thinking about buying a Macro lens for my Sony a200 but the Sony Macro lenses are quite expensive and I read some online articles on Screw In Macro Filters that are cheap and magnify your image. I wanted to see what your opinion is on screw in filters!

[superdewa]

My opinion is that they're not macro lenses and not as good, but they're very inexpensive and fun to play with, and you can get some good results, so why not? I have some. I have a few photos I like with them, although I have to confess I haven't used them much since I got them (in January). I've been having more fun playing with macro photos by reversing a prime lens on my camera (my 50mm), which also works. You can do it by holding the lens to your camera or by using a reversal ring, which you can buy inexpensively on e-bay.

Check out the Poor Man's Macro group on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/poor_mans_macro/