I'm a photography enthusiast.,Playing photography for almost 3 years.,Usually leisure time is generally to go to the park to take pictures of flowers and natural scenery.,But taking more photos of the same theme always feels a little boring.,Just last year3Accidentally saw the NiSi close-up lens from the Internet.,Plus I haven't been in contact with macro photography before.,I'm still full of yearning and curiosity about this field.,So driven by curiosity, I bought a set of 77mm online. NiSi close-up lens set.
When I opened the package, I found that there was a main close-up lens, 2 adapter rings, and a portable storage case. Because I usually use a Tamron 70-180F2.8 lens, the filter diameter of this lens is 67mm, so I need to use it with a 67-77mm adapter ring. If your lens is of a different caliber, just use it with an adapter of the corresponding caliber.
NiSi close-up lens with Tamron 70-180 on camera
Portable, the lens becomes macro in seconds
After using it, I found that the NiSi close-up lens is really portable compared to the professional macro lens, because as far as I am concerned, there is no fixed subject matter for going out to take pictures, and when I see something beautiful and want to shoot, I will pick up the camera and start shooting, maybe I will take portraits for a while, macro for a while, and landscape photos for a while, at this time the NiSi close-up lens is particularly convenient, because I don't need to change the lens frequently. When the portrait is finished and I see an interesting and cute bug in front of me, I only need to take out the NiSi close-up lens and twist it in front of the lens to immediately change to a macro lens in seconds, which is very friendly to people like me who shoot casually and have no fixed subject matter.
HD picture quality
Speaking of which, there must be friends who are more worried about whether the use of close-up lenses will cause a great loss to image quality. After using NiSi lenses for a period of time, I found that the impact on image quality after using NiSi close-up lenses is minimal, or it is generally difficult for the naked eye to distinguish the lack of image quality. Here are a few photos I took with a Sony A7C + Tamron 70-180f2.8 + NiSi close-up lens:
Sony A7C+Tamron 70-180f2.8+NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Sony A7M3 + Tamron 70-180f2.8 + NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Sony A7M3 + Tamron 70-180f2.8 + NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Autofocus
Another amazing advantage of the NiSi close-up lens is that you will find that the autofocus function of your lens can still be used after installing the NiSi close-up lens. Compared with professional macro lenses, this advantage is too obvious, because we know that most of the professional macro lenses on the market do not support autofocus, and manual focus is still difficult to operate for novices, and the emergence of NiSi close-lens just solves the pain point of novices playing macro. I use NiSi close-up lenses to take more than 90% of the macro photos with autofocus, because the autofocus is really good at macro shots. Some small flying insects such as sensitive butterflies may fly away without waiting for you to focus on them if you focus manually, but autofocus can quickly capture these insects.
Sony A7C+Tamron 70-180f2.8+NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Sony A7C+Tamron 70-180f2.8+NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Sony A7C+Tamron 70-180f2.8+NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Another tip when using NiSi close-up lenses is to use a smaller aperture value when shooting, I usually set the aperture to F11 when shooting, about ISO2000, of course, this is during the daytime when the light is good, if the shooting is cloudy or at night, you may need a higher ISO or fill light.
NiSi 77mm close-up lens
Finally, to sum up, if you usually shoot subjects that are not fixed, and at the same time occasionally have the need to shoot macro, and you still want autofocus, and you still have certain requirements for image quality, then the NiSi close-up lens is really suitable for you.
Fu Hang
Sheet Metal Structural Design Engineer
Macro photography enthusiasts
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