Feb 16, 2009

Macrophotography: Raynox DCR250

I started with macrophotography when I bought the Raynox DCR250 out of curiosity. This is a closeup filter that you can snap-on to lenses with 52 to 67mm filter sizes. This is how the Raynox looks like attached to my Canon S2 IS via the Canon Conversion Lens Adapter (LAH-DC20).


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This setup is not for the faint of heart though. It looked deceptively simple but when the lens is zoomed to its maximum (equivalent to 432mm), you will get about 2x magnification. At this magnification level, a slight twitch from your subject or a light breeze will look like a storm of movement from the viewfinder. If you do not have a stable support or your blood is laced with caffeine, you will always end up with blurry images.

You can find below a slideshow of the images I captured using the Raynox.



By the way, you may be wondering what is that thing covering the pop-up flash. That is my home-made flash diffuser cut from a small water sprayer. It is a big help in cutting down the harshness of the light from the flash, all the more essential when you are close to your subject.



Posted by Din Cordero at Monday, February 16, 2009
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    Hi! Where to get this Raynox DCR 250 here in the Philippines? Thanks!

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  2. Din CorderoDecember 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    You try contacting sillienation from this link: http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=37671.0. Hope this helps.

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  3. AnonymousJune 4, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    bro, Where did you buy the LAH DC20 here in the Philippines? I have the same S2 IS camera and I want to try the macro photography too.

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  4. ManiniyotJune 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    Any other store you can recommend to buy the dcr-250?

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  5. Din CorderoJune 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    try contacting sillienation from this link: http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=60114.0. hope this helps.

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  6. BoffillMay 15, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Hi Sir, I bought a DCR-250 lens from Eillis Tan. Any tips you can give me in using this one? I am using a Panasonic Lumix FZ30. :D

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  7. Din CorderoJuly 30, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    hi boffill. thanks for visiting. macrophotography tips and tricks using close-up lenses. i hope this will help: http://forums.steves-digicams.com/add-lenses/131275-tips-shooting-close-up-lenses.html#b

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