In a message dated 7/22/99 9:16:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bigjoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Hello, I'm new to the list and even newer to being an Olympus owner
> (and, in fact, it's my first SLR). I got an OM-1n w/ 50/1.4 from
> Olympus Exchange about two weeks ago and have been very happy so far,
> though I've only gotten back one roll of film so I'm clearly in
> desperate need of taking many more shots.
Welcome to the list!
>
> Anyway, here's a question. A friend of mine has some old Vivitar
> close-up lenses that fit on the front of my 50/1.4 lens. There are
> 3 of them: a #1, #2, and #4, and they can be attached in series.
> According to the instruction sheet that is still with them, they
> should give something like a 1:2.75 close-up on a 50mm lens.
>
> When they're attached, the viewfinder image is clear and the meter
> appears to work as expected, though I don't know if it's accurate.
>
> I'm wondering if there's any hope of these things working well.
> No doubt they're nothing compared to a macro lens, but I'm looking
> for housing in Boston on a student's budget and therefore don't
> have much to spend. If these could give me even a decent close-up
> shot, just to expand the range of shots I can take, I'd be happy.
You are right, they are not going to be as good as a true macro lens. They
should make decent shots of 3D objects though (forget flat things like copy
work). They are easy to use, because they give a bright image in the finder,
and very convenient. Use them and see what happens!
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
Paul Schings
Coventry, Rhode Island USA
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