Macro lens for canon FD mount?

[Rob MacKillop]

Rhona, my daughter, is looking for a macro lens for her Canon AE1. She intends to use it for photographing close ups of teeth (not attached to a mouth). Art students!

Any suggestions sub £100?

 

[Pete Askew]

Sorry, Rob, I know nothing about Canon lenses I'm afraid.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Fat lot of use you are!

 

[Beth Carter]

keh has a canon 135mm f/3.5 fd mount for $25 usd. she can pair that with some cheap extension tubes for a little more magnification and still be under the 100 even with the conversion rates, shipping, vat and the fine for being scottish...

https://www.keh.com/shop/canon-135mm-f-3-5-fd-mount-lens-52-canon-135mm-f-3-5-fd-mount-lens-52.html

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Beth. I'm wondering how macro that can be when the Closest Focusing Distance is 4ft 6in?

 

[Beth Carter]

Thanks, Beth. I'm wondering how macro that can be when the Closest Focusing Distance is 4ft 6in?

1:7 magnification on the fd 135mm f/2.8 which has minimum focusing distance of 1.3m compared to 1.5m with the f/3.5. but with some extension tubes you can improve that. do a flickr search, this lens has quite the following with micro 4/3 users. or look at the fd 50mm f/3.5 macro. it's a little pricier but has a 1:2 macro ratio without the extension tubes. the ones i saw ran much closer to your $100 limit.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Beth.

 

[Glen Roberts]

Rob, Rhona could try some "Close up filters". They act like magnifiers that screw onto the front of your lens so you can focus a lot closer and you can often get them in a pack of different sizes that you can stack on top of each other.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Never heard of them. Thanks, Glen.

 

[Ian Grant]

Tamron Adaptall 90mm f2.5 one of the bst MAcro lenses made, You can use on various cameras by changing the Adaptall mout.

Ian

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Ian. Never heard of it, but will check it out. Cheers.

 

[Ian Grant]

Rob, the Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 Macro lens is still made although now as a fixed mount Autofocus lens, available in a few mounts.

Two of my friends use one for their nature and wildlife photography, originally with a Pentax K mount adapter. The there was an extension tube available as well for 1:2 to 1:1 use.

I think the SP series were all Adaptall-II lenses, as long as you get this type it doesn't matter what mount is fitted as you can switch it to a Canon FD Apdaptall mount. I have a spare Canon FD Adaptall-II mount that I was sent in error, if you needed it you could have it for the cost of postage.

Ian

 

[Rob MacKillop]

PM sent. Many thanks.