105/2.5 flare and ghost resistance

[Airy]

Indeed, close-up lenses are wrongfully neglected these days. I have only one such lens, it came with the Voigtländer 40/2. It seems that IQ suffers less than with extra extension.

[John Geerts]

Yes.  Another very good choice are  the Nikon Close up lenses. They are two-element achromatic lenses that still maintain a high image quality (The 3T,4T, 5T and 6T).  The 4T (max diopter) for 52mm  and 6T for 62mm.  With step up rings up to 72mm is possible. I use them a lot, easy to pack in the camera bag and easy to screw on the lens and use. They just can make the difference, even on a wide lens like a 20mm.

[Fons Baerken]

Yes.  Another very good choice are  the Nikon Close up lenses. They are two-element achromatic lenses that still maintain a high image quality (The 3T,4T, 5T and 6T).  The 4T (max diopter) for 52mm  and 6T for 62mm.  With step up rings up to 72mm is possible. I use them a lot, easy to pack in the camera bag and easy to screw on the lens and use. They just can make the difference, even on a wide lens like a 20mm.

Have never been able to find these i know there are alternatives like Marumi and others.

[JJChan]

Have never been able to find these i know there are alternatives like Marumi and others.

Fons - the Nikons are actually very good and better than other brands. The Canon ones are not bad.
It has been written that some lenses are REALLY good with them - but the 50-135mm AIS 6T combo is truly exceptional.

I took some time and got the whole set over a few months from ebay. They come up all the time. I think you'd enjoy using them.

[pluton]

Yes.  Another very good choice are  the Nikon Close up lenses. They are two-element achromatic lenses that still maintain a high image quality (The 3T,4T, 5T and 6T).  The 4T (max diopter) for 52mm  and 6T for 62mm.  With step up rings up to 72mm is possible. I use them a lot, easy to pack in the camera bag and easy to screw on the lens and use. They just can make the difference, even on a wide lens like a 20mm.

John, What sort of container or case do you use to transport your 5T and 6T in the field? 

[John Geerts]

The 4T is an easy one, the CP-6 is a good case.  For the 6 T  I use a lens.  Most of the time the 20/2.8 AF.  I then have a small combination, a 20mm + the 6T.

[Akira]

John, What sort of container or case do you use to transport your 5T and 6T in the field?

Keith, I have a set of these "filter stackers".  They protect the glasses very well:

http://www.camera-filters.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=477

[Hugh_3170]

I have the 4T and the 6T and they have worked well for me.

They do come up on Ebay, but they are not "thick on the ground".

I have heard good things about both the Canon and Marumi offerings, so there are alternatives to those from Nikon, and I understand that the Marumi close up lenses are still being manufactured, so sourcing them should be less problematic than those from Canon or Nikon.

[pluton]

Thanks Akira.  I hadn't thought of 'Stackcaps'.

[Mauricio Avila]

Thanks to all who educated me in this thread about the 105mm 2.5 

Both images, Kodak Pro Image 100 Professional @f2.5

Saludos,

Mauricio