The Panasonic LX3 takes amazingly good macros. Flick the macro switch and you can easily capture images of flowers…
…insects….
..and pints of Guinness.
But what if you want to get really close? Then you need a Raynox conversion lens. About $65 will buy you the lens, together with a thingie that attaches it to a lens hood. The end result looks a little weird.
But the results can be spectacular, check out some photos by a guy from Singapore. It’s worth working through all the pages in the post.
I am so pleased with the LX3 as a macro machine that I have sold my Canon macro lens and it went in the post to the new owner yesterday. And in the post to me on the same day was a shiny new Raynox 202, at considerably less cost than the selling price of the Canon.
I plan a trip to some foliage soon to find some tiny beasties, but on the balcony this morning I found a tiny insect, about the size of a fingernail. Stuck on the Raynox, handheld and auto-focused, and:
Here’s a crop of the face:
This thing was so small you couldn’t see any details, certainly not the face or the eyes.
Not as pretty as the Singapore spiders, but an indication of the potential of the Raynox. There will be photos of more small things, (but not Billy’s genitals), you have been warned.
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2009-07-14| The Son saysAmazing stuff!
2010-05-12| Jamie saysHad not seen this before… damn, got to get one. Will maybe also sell my Canon!
2010-05-13| Spike saysJamie, the LX3 is an astonishing macro camera. I had a 100mm Canon macro lens and Macro ringlight flash. I sold them both after getting the LX3, it just takes better macros. You get more depth of field with the smaller sensor camera, which is a huge advantage.
The Raynox does reduce the DOF advantage, but allows you to get closer. Some more here: