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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nQuite naturally I wanted to get closer, so did a bit of research and reading, and then bought one of these to try, in 58mm size it simply screws onto the 70-300 like a filter, it gives you great close-ups, and also tiny depth of field and a very narrow focus range, not to mention exaggerated camera shake\u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThis has given great results for the price (around \u00a350), you can click on the images below<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHowever reading about the other options for Macro (that don’t involve spending several hundred pounds on a dedicated macro lens) piqued my interest, particularly the fact that you can use an existing lens and simply turn it around, how simple is that! Actually pretty simple, and cheap, which is always appealing .\u00a0
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<\/a>Tamron 44A<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/davethom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180820_171432.jpg\")
<\/a>never pay the ticket price!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n so all we need is a 62mm to Nikon reversing ring (screws into the end of the lens where the filter would normally go, other side is the Nikon or whatever camera mount), Amazon, couple of quid<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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dav<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Screw the reverse ring onto the end of the Tamron, take off it’s Pentax mount to tidy up the end, and there you go new camera, old lens (backwards)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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lens as it came<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/davethom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180820_171701.jpg\")
pentax adaptall mount off one end<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/davethom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180820_171726.jpg\")
reverse ring on the other<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/davethom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180820_171818.jpg\")
ta-da!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n So the astute or photographers amongst you are no doubt thinking
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nSo, while they are not bad, e.g. in the third you can clearly see the spider fang sinking in to it’s meal, overall there is a kind of softness to them compared to the Marumi Achromat filter, here side by side is the Tamron and the Nikkor with Marumi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWell, conclusions…