Lens Add-on equipment for the Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro

[Baenki]

I have found a description where someone combined the Olympus 60mm with a Raynox MSN-202 macro conversion lens, extension tubes and the Olympus MC-14 teleconverter which is normally not compatible with the lens.

Setup was:
Camera - > MC-14 teleconverter - > 10mm ring - > 10mm ring - > lens - > Raynox msn-202

I think the rings where mainly to accommodate the front part sticking from the teleconverter which normally would make it impossible to attach it to the lens.

With this setup this person produced really stunning Photos. Here an example of a grain of sand with a size of 1/3mm:

Credit: oneofone25 on dpreview

My question now is, does anyone have experience with such a Frankenstein Lens or other equipment combinations?

Does a Raynox alone have good effect on magnification? Purely extension tubes? Tubes + converter?

HHow is image quality with those different add-ons, how is handling and ease of use of the lens?

I'm thinking of getting parts or all of the aforementioned combination, not all at once but step by step.

So if anyone has experience with adding equipment to this lens and could tell my about their experiences, it would be appreciated.

 

[Jack]

Hi Baenki , I never heard about such of weird lens name. And can't comment much. Unless Ron Westbroek , Helix_2648 might know some info about it. Yes the results looks great, but I think requires some knowledge to achieve in terms of equipment set up.

 

[Greg]

Hi ! I always used my Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro with a raynox, but I saw pictures without raynox, better pictures without raynox ... Then I put off my raynox and use ONLY the lens, and I prefer my pictures like that ... With my Nikon D7100 + Sigma 105 mm 2.8 macro I tried to use it with 3 extension tube + raynox 250. It's funny but need too much light, too big, too heavy, and the clarity zone approach 0 lol

 

[Baenki]

Greg Yeah, I've read that it loses light with the Raynox. Did you use it outside or in a studio setting/at home with lighting. I'd like to use it at home for stacks.

 

[Greg]

I used raynox everywhere but now i stop it. I use only the Lens. If i will use raynox, it will be for home shooting i think

 

[Ron Westbroek]

Hi Baenki
I have the raynox 250 and Caruba extension tubes 10 and 16mm.
I stack all my photos and I do that with only the lens (Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro) or with an extension tube the 10mm.
I also sometimes do bracketing up to 200 photos and when I use the raynox there, it just stops halfway because the focus point is too small.
I only use the Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro solo or with an extension tube 10mm.
I don't like using the raynox and the extension tubes together, but that's my opinion.
Stacking is done outside and out of hand and bracketing is done inside with dead insects sometimes in a studio and sometimes just from the coffee table

 

[Baenki]

Ron Westbroek thank you for the info. I'll keep in mind that the focus area gets tiny. I'm thinking of face portraits of dead Insects and stuff like fungus hyphae with a setup like that.

 

[Greg]

Ron Westbroek , i stop raynox 250 + olympus 60 mm 2.8 , i just use the lens, only, but maybe buy extention tube, what it gives extension tubes + 60 mm ?

 

[Ron Westbroek]

Ron Westbroek , i stop raynox 250 + olympus 60 mm 2.8 , i just use the lens, only, but maybe buy extention tube, what it gives extension tubes + 60 mm ?

Greg the last photo of the Fleshfly of mine was made with an extension tube of 10mm in between.
And I don't use the raynox anymore.

 

[Greg]

Oh great ^^ thx !