Author: | | Site Supporter Registered: December, 2011 Location: North Rhine-Westphalia Posts: 1,429 | Review Date: September 4, 2021 | Recommended | Price: $60.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Beautiful build, gorgeous results, easy to use, budget-friendly, accepts hood and front cap | Cons: | Bit less magnification than from a true macro lens | | I am going to keep my review short, as the Marumi achromats are absolute no-brainers.
If you don't have, can't afford, or don't want to carry a dedicated macro lens but own something like a sharp nifty fifty to pair them with, the Marumis are going to give you results that are ridiculously, shockingly close to true-macro-lens quality. I have tried both the +3 and +5 versions on my cheapo DA50 and the images are sharp and crisp across the frame with great colours already at F5.6. I can even screw on my rubber hood and add further protection with the snap-on front cap - neat. Magnification is not quite as high as you're getting from a dedicated macro lens, but if you have one of those, you can screw on one of the Marumis and let your macro lens get even closer (if the working distance allows for it). You're hardly losing any light, unlike you would with extension tubes, and you can use your lens with its full metering and AF functionality (except infinity focus, of course). Their beautiful made-in-Japan build quality and the quality of the closeups are nothing short of amazing at this price.
| | | | | Forum Member Registered: January, 2015 Posts: 71 | Review Date: March 11, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $43.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | Optical quality, seems to IMPROVE contrast, multiple sizes available | Cons: | None | | This is a solid piece of high quality glass. On par with or better than other high end achromat lenses such as the Olympus MCON-35 and Canon 250D. This seems to be the most powerful (+5 diopter) available with a 62mm diameter to fit my Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro. The MCON-35 fits 62mm lenses but is only +2.8 diopter. The 250D is +4 diopter and does not come in 62mm diameter from what I can tell. I was very lucky to find this used on Ebay for $43.
Images taken with the Marumi actually appear to have better contrast than ones taken without it, which was a surprise. There is zero appreciable image degradation and if anything it acts as an image enhancer, especially when comparing equivalent sized crops.
Sigma 70mm EX DG Macro + Tamron Pz-AF 1.4x TC + Marumi DHG 200 (+5) Achromat + AF280T Flash w/ Custom Softbox
f/16, 1/180, ISO 125
This is a tiny bugger at almost 2:1
100% crop
These actually lose some sharpness when I upload them here, perhaps due to compression.
| | | | Forum Member Registered: April, 2011 Location: Southern UK Posts: 93 1 user found this helpful | Review Date: June 25, 2014 | Recommended | Price: $110.00
| Rating: 10 |
Pros: | image quality, built quality, price, less kit | Cons: | None | | If used with a quality host lens this is a fantastic option, I am using 67mm version with a Pentax DA* 50-135, I lose around 1.5 stops when comparing depth of field with a dedicated macro. I compared the combination with a Tamrom 90mm f2.8 1:1 macro and PREFER THE MARUMI.
See my post comparing the two options: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/266060-tamr...ro-filter.html
Reduces the min focus distance of the 50-135 from 100cm to a really nice working distance for macro.
If you have a good quality host lens this Marumi is a must have for me !
| | | | New Member Registered: December, 2012 Posts: 13 | Review Date: February 11, 2013 | Recommended | Price: $50.00
| Rating: 9 |
Pros: | lightweight, easy to attach, good image quality | Cons: | You have to remove the lens to focus father away. | | I think people overlook these lenses as a good alternative to a macro lens. They are well built and don't degrade the image quality of the original lens. They work very well with telephoto zoom lenses. In good light the AF focus works surprisingly well with the lens attached. Use the +5 for zoom lenses in the 70-200mm range and the +3 for zooms that go to 300mm. For nature shots such as flowers and insects they work very well and you don't have to carry an extra lens nor change lenses. I also have an achromatic +2 in the Canon lens (500d). I have used it with the Pentax 55-300mm with good results. The Pentax 55-300mm doesn't focus very close so the achromatic closeup lens makes a big difference. I can't notice a difference in image quality between the Canon and the Marumi.
| | | | | Senior Member Registered: April, 2012 Posts: 127 | Review Date: December 1, 2012 | Recommended | Price: $40.00
| Rating: 9 |
Pros: | image quality, built quality, price | Cons: | on the heavy side, a little bit bulky | | I got this item from ebay for a good price around 30euros. The image quality is very good especialy if you pair it with a good lens. Works best with a telephoto, but i have used it successfully with other lenses as well, including the M 50/1.7 or the 40 limited.
The focusing distance with this filter is 200mm or ~ 8 inches when the lens focus is set at infinity, which doesnt give you much room, but it has very strong magnification.
Using it with my da 50-200, it has great image quality from 50-130, from there the image quality starts to degrade.
Overall it is a nice product im glad i purchased it, with the right lens and experimentation the photographer can produce great macro images.
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