| Reviews : Canon 250D 58mm Close-up Lens for A700, A710IS, G1, G2, G3, G5, G6 & EOS SLR Cameras |
Canon 250D 58mm Close-up Lens for A700, A710IS, G1, G2, G3, G5, G6 & EOS SLR Cameras Product By Canon Cameras US Available From 10 Sellers |
Technical Details
- Changes closest focusing distance to 250mm
- 58mm filter size
- 2 lens elements
- Attaches to the front of lens
- 250mm focusing distance
Product Description
Canon is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon's extensive product line enables businesses and consumers worldwide to capture, store and distribute visual information. Cannon also provides a wide range of accessories that are fully tested and 100% compliant with the corresponding equipment. All accessories are noted for their high reliability and superior quality.This double-element close-up lens for EF lenses and PowerShot cameras requires conversion lens adapter LA-DC58 for attachment to PowerShot G1.Amazon.com Product Description
Compatible with Select Canon SLR cameras and lenses, the 250D close-up accessory attaches to the front of your camera lens, where it changes the closest focusing distance from infinity to roughly 9.9 inches. The lens supports most EF lenses, but also attaches to the Canon PowerShot G1, G2, G3, G5, and G6 cameras and the A620 and A610 models. The various Canon cameras require different conversion lens adapters.
- PowerShot G1 and G2 cameras require the LA-DC58 adapter
- PowerShot G3 and G5 cameras require the LA-DC58B adapter
- The PowerShot G6 camera requires the LA-DC58D adapter
- A620 and A610 cameras require the LA-DC58F adapter
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Customer Reviews
By Linda Danis
Very well made nice lens. Typical of Canon's high quality that we've come to expect.
By Mr. Vijay Venkataraman (orono, me, usa)
I bought a 58mm Canon 250D close up filter for the Canon 55-250mm IS lens and now I have a fantastic macro lens, that is capable of doing 1:1 macro with a working distance of 25cm (~10")! The 250D is roughly 1/7 th the price of the closest 1:1 macro lens with the same working distance - the tamron 180mm 1:1 macro. Even though the 250D is optically optimized for lens up to 135mm focal length, the results are fantastic handheld up to 200mm on this lens. Using 250mm (when you get a bit higher than 1:1) is a little bit of work, but gets decent results (with mirror lockup + tripod + f/25). No horrible color fringing that happens with cheap closeup filters on the market (like the Opteka +1,+2,+4, and +10 close up filters). I haven't used a true 1:1 macro lens, which I suspect will definitely be better quality-wise, but the combination of a canon 55-250mm IS + canon 250d for a telephoto + 1:1 macro + IS under 400$ is a true bargain along the lines of the 50mm f/1.8 for Canon crop DSLRs.
By Dafne Caruso
I am new to photography and wanted to jump into every aspect of it. I bought a high end lens to work with everyday pictures but after looking at some up close photos wanted to try that. I bought this lens to attach it to the 50mm lens....I love it. It allows me to get much closer to the subject. Well worth the money in my opinion!
By Martin Davis
I bought the Canon 250D expecting it to be a good alternative to an expensive lens. I use it with my E-300 Olympus camera and the 40/150mm lens. It requires a little work to get a proper focus, but when you have it, the results are superlative. I recommend it highly.
By Stujoe (Illinois, USA)
I bought this close up lens to use on my Olympus E510 telephoto kit lens to give it closer focusing. The lens works quite well with the 40-150mm kit lens.
At 150mm focal length, you can almost fill the frame vertically with a US nickel...maybe a mm of blank space at top and bottom of the frame. I am not real good at the calculations but I think that would be close to 1:1 in 35mm equivalence.
I really haven't noticed a drop off in image quality with the lens. DOF will, of course, be quite shallow so you will want to stop down a bit and probably use a tripod. Working distance from the end of the lens is about 8-9 inches. That is enough that you would have no problems with using natural light on inanimate objects or using a flash off camera. Even insects that are not real spastic should be ok.
I also tried the lens on the 14-42mm kit lens but that lens already focuses quite close and adding the 250D to it does not improve it much. Very slight increase in magnification. So, if that is your only kit lens, I would not bother adding the 250D to it. But, for the telephoto kit lens, I am quite happy with this close up lens.
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