Marumi DHG 200 49mm Achromat Lens

As an avid photographer, I've always been on the lookout for tools that elevate my craft. The Marumi Closeup Lens has exceeded all expectations and has become an integral part of my photography gear.When paired with my Nikon 105 MC, the results are nothing short of spectacular. I'm capturing shots that surpass anything I've achieved before. The clarity, sharpness, and level of detail are simply unmatched. The 5 diopters of the Marumi lens bring out the intricate beauty of subjects, making every photo a masterpiece.What's truly impressive is the comparison with the Raynox 250. Despite the Marumi having a lower diopter count, the images produced are strikingly similar. This lens proves that quality often trumps quantity, and the Marumi's 5 diopters deliver exceptional results.As I eagerly await the summer of cicadas, I can't help but feel excited about the incredible shots I'll be able to capture. The Marumi Closeup Lens has elevated my macro photography game, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to fellow enthusiasts. It's a game-changer that deserves a spot in every photographer's toolkit.

After using this lens a bit I thought I'd change my review. First of all the quality is surprisingly good. You can buy them in the size to fit your lens or buy a bigger size and use them with a step-up ring so they will work with several different lenses. The only disadvantage of buying a bigger size is that they are a bit heavy and the bigger the size the heavier they are. In my opinion they work best with a zoom as a zoom enables you to change the magnification as you zoom in and out. The +5 works best with a zoom in the 50-200mm range and the +3 works better in the 200 - 300mm range. The +5 is too strong as you get near 300mm and the +3 is too weak as you approach 100mm or less. If you get one too strong you can't focus because the magnification is too high and if it is too weak you may as well crop a photo a little rather than buy this lens. Once the lens is attached then the focusing range is reduced so you would have to remove it to focus outside it's range. With a true macro lens you can focus close or as far away as you please. Other than these limitations they are capable of taking very nice closeups. They are easier to use than adding extension tubes. Unlike extension tubes adding one of these lenses doesn't change the aperture but you often have to stop down a bit anyway to get all of your subject in focus. Since good macro lenses such as the Tamron 90mm macro F2.8 runs between $400 and $500 it is worth trying one of these lenses. Don't buy the cheap single element ones as the quality is terrible. These are dual element achromats.

Cheaper than a dedicated macro lens and easy to fit on to my 55-200. at 200mm i'm getting 1:1 i believe. either way the focal plane is razor thin and i'm having fun with it. in studio with perfect set up the picture quality is excellent. try taking a picture of flower with a slight breeze and no tripod. It ain't that fun. 1 out of 40 pics may be in focus. Very useful. Easy to use. Great picture quality. Requires skill to use in the field.

I use the Marumi close-up lens with my Sony A6000 and Sony 18-135mm, and it works great! Previously the closest I could focus was about 12 - 14 inches at the 135mm setting (200mm in 35mm terms). Now with the Marumi close-up lens I can focus about 7 - 8 inches. I calculated that I should be able to get close to 1:1 magnification. I cannot detect any chromatic aberrations, and the images are sharp. Only drawback to this very high magnification is that the DOF is thin, so it is better to mount the camera on a tripod, and use focus stacking software if you need more DOF. I would definitely recommend this lens if you need lightweight, high magnification.

this is a solid filter, and it works well but make sure you really want this strong of a macro setup as it is a +5 which will cut your focal distance from 3ft to inches... Great if you want to focus on a but.......

Works way better than I expected. When used properly I see no distortion, no fringing, and no loss of sharpness on my Nikon D7000. When shooting at wide apertures, I saw some fringing in the out of focus areas towards the edge of the frame.I tested with two lenses, Nikkor 18-105 AF-S and Nikkor 70-300 AF-S. I found this filter very practical on the 18-105 for close-up product shots, but at the long end of the 70-300, it really turns the camera into a microscope... you can't photograph anything larger than a small coin or more than a few inches away from the camera.I found at 300mm the DOF is so narrow, I had to shoot at f/40 with a long exposure to get a decent test shot of a strawberry. At shorter FLs, decent shots of rounded objects can be had at f/8 to f/16. Much lower than f/8 only works for flat objects, or artistic blurring effects.The autofocus works well enough most of the time, if you first get the camera in the general vicinity of where the focus should be.

This was exactly what I was looking for - a more than decent lens for a decent price, bringing the subject closer to the camera. My old Sony NEX3 and I are very satisfied with this product and the quick delivery.

I got this achromat as my NISI 77mm is too bulky for my lens. It is much lighter (135g vs 210g for the NiSi indulging adapter to 72mm). The image quality is excellent similar to the NiSi. But the Marumi arrived just in flimsy plastic box with no lens cover or protective cover, so unusable if one wants to put it in one's camera bag. The NiSi comes with front and back lens cover and a nice zip up container, why is marumi not supplying anything