Last, but not least, camera-depot.com has
a great selection of common lenses and filters in stock, and they ship promptly.
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The most common close-up lenses for digital cameras look like the ones shown in Figure 6-5.
The macro filters in Figure 6-5 have 62mm threads and sell for about $40 as a set of four. Such
filters are usually made from a single element of glass and are threaded to screw onto the front of
the camera lens, an adapter, or even each other. Of course, the specific close-up filters you get will
depend on the size of the lens on your digital camera.
Keep in mind that you can combine close-up lenses by threading them together. Adding a +1
lens to a +2 lens, for instance, yields an impressive +3 magnification. For that reason, I suggest
getting close-up lenses as a set instead of one at a time. That way, you can combine them however
FIGURE 6-4 Many cameras are compatible with snap-on or screw-on lenses that provide
telephoto, wide-angle, and macro capabilities.
FIGURE 6-5 A typical set of close-up lenses
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you see fit to get the magnification you need for a given picture. Check out Figure 6-6. This
picture shows the effect of four different magnifications: the camera??™s built-in macro capability,
in addition to various combinations of +1, +2, and +4 filters.
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