Customer Reviews

Tiffen 58mm Close Up Lens Set

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I LOVE this set of Close Up Filters. The magnifications are +1, +2, and +4. They are great at the finest of details. The mags are clear and precise. Each filter is incredible. I actually once used the + 2 filter to magnify a picture that had been cut down to the size of a half dollar, centered it, and was able to save the clarity to process a 4x6 photo. It was unbeliveable!!!

It's a good lens set, but is worth what was paid for it. Uncoated so there can be reflections. Also has a lot of surface curvature that can cause distortion. Performance will depend on type and focal length of lens. Good beginner's lens but I would recommend the Canon series or a good macro lens if you can afford it (them).

The Tiffen lens set are made in Japan and these arrived in perfect condition. Each lens is individually wrapped in cellophane and packed inside a black snap-closure stiff synthetic leather case. The three close-up lens in this set are +1, +2 and +4.

I tested them and all three screwed on securely to the threading on my Panasonic FZ35 camera lens. Great price (under $26) too so I'm very pleased with this purchase. I'll be experimenting with these to see how my macro shots turn out. Now I need to find an inexpensive and lightweight tripod next, maybe just a tabletop one. My Gorillapod won't work for the camera I now have.

For your basic, entry-level creative photography, these are a great buy. I'm an amateur and these work great for me. There are irregularities that form around the edges of your photos if you go too crazy (stacking all three together for a photo for example) but for the price, they're great fun.

I own the 67mm thread set, and use it with my Fujifilm S100fs.
The S100fs has a very close macro distance of about 1cm, unfortunately only in the 28mm position of the lens. That leaves the object kind of small in the picture. To counter that, I bought this close-up lens set. The three lenses work like a magnifying glass, with different power.
I generally only use the one with the greatest power, and the results are very acceptable. I tried to use all three lenses together, but that gives you noticeable degradation in picture quality.
Those close-up lenses are by no means an alternative solution to a dedicated macro lens (with extension tubes), but if you have no choice, like with a non-interchangeable lens camera like the S100fs, it is a very good work-around. What you get is a bit more creative freedom, but it certainly is no silver bullet. Nonetheless, I am pleased with the quality of the pictures I get with the close-up lenses, finding the greatest power lens the most useful.

This lens set is great for getting those nice close shots. I have a nice DSLR and wanted to get in tighter shots. I saw the lens set as an option and tried it and it's great. Love using the lenses but after working with them I noticed in the documentation that you can enhance the magnification by stacking the lenses but I have as off yet figured out the stacking order. They are numbered +1, +2, +4 and by combining all you can get +7. The lenses also came in a nice semi-hard case which I thought was a nice touch to the package and fits nice in my camera case with the other Tiffen lenses. If you want to add a nice close-up to you shots I would highly recommend these lenses.

Pros: This close-up set is a great alternative to expensive (but quality) macro lenses for amatuers like me. I'm still learning how to use it correctly in order to get optimal results. Initially, I thought the lens was just cheap quality, but now I'm convinced it's really my lack of experience and skill in utilizing the close-up lens correctly.
Cons: Although the little pouch (included with purchase) is convenient, I don't completely like it because the fuzz from the inside velvet easily sticks to the lens. Consequently, I have to wipe/blow off the dust each time I remove it from the case to use.
Overall a very good set for non-professionals/hobbyists, at a very affordable price. It has opened up a whole new adventure in photography for me - close ups!!

Early on in my photography I thought these were cool so I purchased them. After playing around with them for about 15 minutes I really wasn't happy with what you could do with these. I guess if you did a lot of macro photography you may find these helpful. I decided to keep them around to see if I'll find use for them, but I have pulled them out since the day they arrived.

These Tiffen close-up lens are very high quality optics. They will last a life time. My only complaint is the leather case has a snap closure with exposed metal on the inside of the case. Thus when snapping the case closed, that metal can scratch the adjacent lens.

I bought these to help with my macro scale photography for a Canon 7D with the 15-85mm lens. The lower end 1-2 magnification really have very little effect - you can tell this simply by holding it up and looking through it as you would a magnifying glass. The 4x lens has better magnification but the camera just couldn't focus through it at all so I ended up returning these. Thanks Amazon.