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clenash · Jul 24, 2004, 2:47 PM

Hi,

Could anyone please tell me how many close up filters i can put on my S5000 and do they need to be put on in any order?

thanks Clen

cowboy43 · Jul 24, 2004, 3:25 PM

That depends on the filter make, I know my hoyas will stack on top of each other and in any order.. Good luck Dale

clenash · Jul 24, 2004, 3:45 PM

I went to the local photography shop and i bought 1 close up filter +4, it was labeled as their own make but had made in Japan on the box. The results are quite good but i would like much greater magnification, could i add another +4 or does that not work?

p.s. I'm new to this, don't understand the technical terms yet.

thanks Clen

Mikefellh · Jul 24, 2004, 10:00 PM

Closeup filters are unique...they make the camera near sighted.

What they do is shorten the cameras focus range...for instance, with the focus set at infinity with your +4 diopter the camera can only focus a maximum of 1/4th of a metre or 25cm (9.8")...having two +4 diopters on the camera will mean at infinity the furthest distance away the camera will focus to is 1/8th of a metre or 12.5cm (4.92").

The real trick with using diopters is to use the camera's zoom...for instance, here's a picture I took using an Olympus C-700 with +7 diopter (+4, +2, +1 combined), I was 13cm/5" away but I had the zoom at 300mm:

http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/0...up/uspenny.jpg

Try zooming in.

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Jul 24, 2004, 2:47 PM	#1
clenash Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	Hi, Could anyone please tell me how many close up filters i can put on my S5000 and do they need to be put on in any order? thanks Clen

Jul 24, 2004, 3:25 PM	#2
cowboy43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 923	That depends on the filter make, I know my hoyas will stack on top of each other and in any order.. Good luck Dale

Jul 24, 2004, 3:45 PM	#3
clenash Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	I went to the local photography shop and i bought 1 close up filter +4, it was labeled as their own make but had made in Japan on the box. The results are quite good but i would like much greater magnification, could i add another +4 or does that not work? p.s. I'm new to this, don't understand the technical terms yet. thanks Clen

Jul 24, 2004, 10:00 PM	#4
Mikefellh Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,707	Closeup filters are unique...they make the camera near sighted. What they do is shorten the cameras focus range...for instance, with the focus set at infinity with your +4 diopter the camera can only focus a maximum of 1/4th of a metre or 25cm (9.8")...having two +4 diopters on the camera will mean at infinity the furthest distance away the camera will focus to is 1/8th of a metre or 12.5cm (4.92"). The real trick with using diopters is to use the camera's zoom...for instance, here's a picture I took using an Olympus C-700 with +7 diopter (+4, +2, +1 combined), I was 13cm/5" away but I had the zoom at 300mm: http://img4.photobucket.com/albums/0...up/uspenny.jpg Try zooming in.