Opteka 55mm 10x HD˛ Professional Macro Lens for Sony Alpha A900, A700, A350, A300, A200, & A100 Digital SLR Cameras

by Opteka

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 2.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001A5LXNM
• Item model number: OPT-10X-55-SON
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 23, 2008

Product Description

Now you can take close-up shots like you never took before * Enables you to get much closer than the minimum focus of the standard camera lens - as close as 4 inches from the subject. * Originally designed for dentists and medical use, the HD10X is now available to the public * 4 elements of high definition optical glass that provides unbelievable detail * Made In Japan, Lens caps and bag included, Lifetime warranty

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a filter type lense addition, April 2, 2009

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Josh Daniel S. Davis "xaminmo" (Highland Village, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka 55mm 10x HD˛ Professional Macro Lens for Sony Alpha A900, A700, A350, A300, A200, & A100 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

April 2, 2009: This is good. This dropped the minimum focal distance on my A100 to about an inch, and gave good expansion. Image quality was generally clear and undistorted. I didn't use a square calibration map to verify exactly, but after all, this is an add-on filter-type lens and not an entire assembly, so that's more bother than it's worth.

Feb 9, 2010: For a little less, and stepping down in brand name, you can get a +1, +2, +4 and 10x diopter filter set with a bag. Effectively, you get this 10x, plus 3 extras, and a cheap bag, for about $8-$10 less. The product moves around, but as of Feb 2010, it was Digital Concepts +1 +2 +4 +10 Close-Up Macro Filter Set with Pouch (55mm). Your search term is "55mm macro filter set".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What fun it is!, July 1, 2010

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Georg von Tiesenhausen "Moritz" (HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, US) - See all my reviews

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I have always loved to do macro photography, and when I got my A;pba 700, I knew I had to get the macro lenses for it. The Opteka 55 mm 10x macro lens is teriffic. I see no drop in quality at the corners, and clarity is excellent. Great product.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice little item for a prime lens!, July 6, 2009

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S. Davis (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka 55mm 10x HD˛ Professional Macro Lens for Sony Alpha A900, A700, A350, A300, A200, & A100 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I screwed this into the end of a 50mm 1.4 Sony prime, and it really did a nice job! So far, I've only taken some sample picks hand-held. Thanks to the anti-shake feature in the Sony alpha, I actually have a few shots that came out, and they look fine. I think you basically will have to use a tripod with this to get anything that you would want to have others really be impressed by. Still, there are enough situations where quickly being able to screw in a 10x lens into my prime could be handy.