Macromate

Good Mornig ,

I decided to work better macro pictures..

I use a 100 and 60 macro canon on canon 5 D...

What do you think about macromate..??..to use with seacam housing.;

Thanks a lot for you posiiton..

Laurent

Personally I think they are way to expensive so I'd rather go with a new lens.

Better Macro pictures or dabbling with Supermacro? Those Macromates really are costly for what you get.

In the same way you have less expensive options - Ex. Woody's Diopter Wet Lenses.

Best regards,

Tigershark

Don't know the Seacam ports, but it shouldn't be difficut to build a macro lens adapter using a step-down ring.

I have built one on my 105mm Ikelite port. I have glued a 82-67mm step-down metal ring so now I can thread-in my UN PCU-01 67mm wet macro lens.

This and the Woody's Diopter are good and fairly priced options. I choosed mine because I already had the 67mm wet macro lens.

Is true that macromate is expensive but it works great ! . Is like diving with 2 lenses on the same housing that you can change it u/w without wasting time. In terms of optics quality and easy of use , is perfect ( IMHO )

Actually i use it on a Aquatica / D200 with the 60mm and very rarely i miss the 105mm. ( only for very shy subjects , i.e garden eel , some gobies , etc .)

Hope that it helps

Hi,

Thanks a lots.

I want to start super macro but i try to put kenko on 100 macro, but i find it's very slow with AF..

Like said elbuzo, you have two options ..

i don't know woody's diopter..have you got informations..

I read so the wetpixel post on macro..very interesting....

LYN, Have you got examples or samples about your system..

See you

If you plan to shoot super macro, then plan to use manual focus.

I used the macromate with the Sigma 150mm lens and was very impressed. The only thing that worried me was the 1mm depth of field :-)

Cheers

James

Thanks a lots for your solutions..

I'm going to try the differents solutions..

See you.

Laurent

LYN, Have you got examples or samples about your system..

I'll try to post some photos of the port with the 67mm thread installed on it.

I have a flip-up macromate, and I really like it. Originally, I bought it to decrease the minimum focal distance of my 100 mm lens, but I have started bringing it out with my compact (50 mm) macro lens, as well. It does really limit your working focal distance (AF) and - as James has said - limits your depth of field, but I don't have to worry about dragging it in and out of a pocket during a dive. That said, I agree it was ridiculously expensive.