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Category: Problems with Photo Equipment - Tips & Tricks

Normal SLR MACRO Lens Work On DIGITAL CAMERA

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June 24, 2006

At my current level of understanding, the only filter you have to be specific about is a polarizing filter. And that's only because often times a linear polarizing filter won't work on an autofocus camera, which most P&S are these days.
A close up lens shouldn't present any problems so long as it's the right size to fit on the camera to begin with and that your camera is autofocus. You didn't really say that it was. But some of the really cheap cameras that claim auto focuse, really aren't. They are fixed focus and rely on the depth of field from a wide angle lens and small aperatures to get the job done. A close up filter on one of these cameras would only give you extrememly blurred pictures.

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June 25, 2006