I just bought this and tried it out yesterday. It seems that you have to use the macro lens attached to the wide angle lens. It doesn't make sense. I just want to use them separately. Is there an adapter to just be able to hook up the wide angle lens to my original lens. Please help. I go on vacation next week and need to know how to use these lenses. Thank you so much! I just bought this and tried it out yesterday. It seems that you have to use the macro lens attached to the wide angle lens. It doesn't make sense. I just want to use them separately. Is... » Read More I just bought this and tried it out yesterday. It seems that you have to use the macro lens attached to the wide angle lens. It doesn't make sense. I just want to use them separately. Is there an adapter to just be able to hook up the wide angle lens to my original lens. Please help. I go on vacation next week and need to know how to use these lenses. Thank you so much! « Show Less
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No. You can unscrew the lens marked "macro" from the wide angle lens and screw it onto your main lens. You can get pretty close up with it. However, you cannot use the wideangle lens by itself. You need to screw the macro lens onto your main lens and the wideangle lens onto the macro lens. Be sure to zoom out your main lens.
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The threads on the lens prevent total freedom there. I think the macro lens is the smaller diameter one near the base and the wide angle lens is the one with the larger diameter. It is the macro lens that screws into your main lens so you can in principle use it alone. You cannot use the wide angle lens alone with your main lens because it has only female threading. You can flip the macro lens around because it has male-male threading. I use both together and the effect is different depending on which side of the macro lens is facing toward your main lens.
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I attached my macro lens to my Nikon kit 18-55mm lens. Just be sure to remove any filters you have on the lens first, otherwise the macro won't be able to attach. I think this is why the lenses are so cheap. You're getting the heavy duty lens functions (like autofocus, etc) from your primary lens, then the macro is just a fun add-on. If you only want a macro without having to attach it to another lens, you have to pay a lot more. I'm sure you also get more quality out of it, but given the price of this lens, you can still get some amazing pictures out of it.
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You can use the macro section separately but not the fish eye with the 58mm. You could probably find an adapter, I'm not sure.
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So I played with this thing and it seems that the separate strip that is elasticized should wrapped around your lens first. Then the interior fixed strip run underneath it (so that it slides freely, more or less) and then hooked to the velcro in the inside of the cover. Doing this will keep the cover in place on the lens and won't effect AF, but if you have a push/pull zoom lens mounted, it likely will be restricted depending on where you wrap to first piece around the lens. Awkward at best and maybe unnecessary except under some unusual conditions. Clearly, this cover is meant to be installed out of the weather for use in the weather. So I played with this thing and it seems that the separate strip that is elasticized should wrapped around your lens first. Then the interior fixed strip run underneath it (so that it slides freely, more or less) and then hooked to the velcro in the inside of the cover. Doing this will keep the cover in place on the lens and won't effect AF, but if you have a push/pull zoom lens mounted, it likely will be restricted depending on where you wrap to first piece around the lens. Awkward at best and maybe unnecessary except under some unusual conditions. Clearly, this cover is meant to be... » Read More So I played with this thing and it seems that the separate strip that is elasticized should wrapped around your lens first. Then the interior fixed strip run underneath it (so that it slides freely, more or less) and then hooked to the velcro in the inside of the cover. Doing this will keep the cover in place on the lens and won't effect AF, but if you have a push/pull zoom lens mounted, it likely will be restricted depending on where you wrap to first piece around the lens. Awkward at best and maybe unnecessary except under some unusual conditions. Clearly, this cover is meant to be installed out of the weather for use in the weather. « Show Less
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Hi! Fit the adaptor to the body first; make sure its locked..then mount the lens. Be careful to line up the marks by loosely turning the lens over the adaptor otherwise, you can snap the pins that control the aperture in the lens. The adaptor WILL NOT FIT FL lenses, just FD...It you are having issues with mounting the adaptor to the body, over the work LOCK on the adaptor is a red dot. That the matching point to the body..Hope this helps!
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It attaches to the 67mm lens that I have. It works really good but I found it works best using manual settings. I do mostly portrait type photography, but its fun to use the macro for a change of "scenery". Have fun. Teresa S.
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I believe this was sold as a fixed mount lens, not an Adaptall II lens, and it came in a Nikon mount. If you don't mind my asking, why do you need to use an adapter, are you trying to remove its fixed mount and convert it from another brand of mount to Nikon?
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I love using this lens for Macro. In fact that is what I end up doing with it about most of the time as I rarely use it as the wide angle lens. After using it way more I found the the edges are always blurry with the wide angel lens. You can crop off the blurry parts. So just be sure to not center peopl/items all way to edge. As for macro pics. Love it to do so! Only downfall it has a narrow depth of field. But for the price can't beat it. I do have a set of 4 lens I like better. But this lens is not bad, and I do still use it want medium magnification. I say medium because when you extend the lens all the way out with this lens say on a kit lens to .55 you get some vignetting. Works best on mid range on lens. But for the money well worth it. Becuase if you are like me macro lens are out of the league at the time. Magnification is .45. Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help with anything else.
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Thanks Branden, I didn't think it was a "macro" lens, but wanted to ask. I'm planning on buying this lens when ever I decide I can afford a $1,000 lens. I've since purchased the Canon 60mm EF-S Macro lens and like it very much.
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I assume you are talking about the two small lenses shown in the picture. They are very cheap Vivitar lenses. One is macro and the other is wide angle, both are garbage. The rest of the bundle is fairly decent though.
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I had an EPL2, the II kit lens and the wide angle lens, which twisted on for the right fit. My suggestion is to buy the II because the wide angle is that good, inexpensive and sure is useful. What to do the I lens? either keep it, give it away or sell it.
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It takes macro but wide angled, meaning you get a lot of the background. Also, there is no macro mode per se, you just put the lens within a few centimeters and snap away, you'll see the macro icon displayed. Of course the lens has to be in the fully retracted position. Someday, I'd like to have a real macro lens, a DSLR base and a good illuminator. The big problem in macro is light, i.e. you're always casting a shadow on your subject with the camera/ lens. I do like this camera for its manual focus mechanism (on the lens ring).
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thanks for all the informationJust so I understand I need to know what goes where.So I am guessing that the adapter is either in place all the time or when you want to use the lens hood?Also would be this way adapter/ lens cover for regular timesthen it would be adapter/ lense hood for those other shots when you want to use the lens hoodand guessing you would use the filter lens like this adapter/ filter lensesas far as the lens cap I am guessing the one I have that came with the camera will not work right?Also I have never used filter lenses so can you explain when I would use these etc. Are they on all the time ???Thanks inadvance for all of your help thanks for all the informationJust so I understand I need to know what goes where.So I am guessing that the adapter is either in place all the time or when you want to use the lens hood?Also would be this way adapter/ lens cover for regular timesthen it would be adapter/ lense hood for those other shots when you want to use the lens hoodand guessing you would use the filter lens like this adapter/ filter lensesas far as the lens cap I am guessing the one I have that came with the camera will not work right?Also I... » Read More thanks for all the informationJust so I understand I need to know what goes where.So I am guessing that the adapter is either in place all the time or when you want to use the lens hood?Also would be this way adapter/ lens cover for regular timesthen it would be adapter/ lense hood for those other shots when you want to use the lens hoodand guessing you would use the filter lens like this adapter/ filter lensesas far as the lens cap I am guessing the one I have that came with the camera will not work right?Also I have never used filter lenses so can you explain when I would use these etc. Are they on all the time ???Thanks inadvance for all of your help « Show Less
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the adapter ring just screws onto the threads on the end of your camera lens.... think of it as a flashlight... sometimes they get threaded wrong.... face the camera lens up.... lay the adapter ring on top.... make sure ALL IS EVEN then carefully without much force turn clockwise until tight... don't over tighten and your all set to then your all set to ad your new lens.... in the same manner.... hope this helps..... I had a lil trouble myself until I faced the lens up.... its a problem because the threads are so fine and they want to jump the track and go the next thread down.... which makes it come out weird... the adapter ring just screws onto the threads on the end of your camera lens.... think of it as a flashlight... sometimes they get threaded wrong.... face the camera lens up.... lay the adapter ring on top.... make sure ALL IS EVEN then carefully without much force turn clockwise until tight... don't over tighten and your all set to then your all set to ad your new lens.... in the same manner.... hope this helps..... I had a lil trouble myself until I faced the lens up.... its a problem because the threads are so fine and they want to jump the track and go the next thread down.... which... » Read More the adapter ring just screws onto the threads on the end of your camera lens.... think of it as a flashlight... sometimes they get threaded wrong.... face the camera lens up.... lay the adapter ring on top.... make sure ALL IS EVEN then carefully without much force turn clockwise until tight... don't over tighten and your all set to then your all set to ad your new lens.... in the same manner.... hope this helps..... I had a lil trouble myself until I faced the lens up.... its a problem because the threads are so fine and they want to jump the track and go the next thread down.... which makes it come out weird... « Show Less
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Correct; you unscrew the smaller lens to access the macro lens. These lenses are garbage, but to get the desired effect you have to be right on top of the subject you want the picture of.
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Hi, Melissa;The 590 is a jewel and very capable except for it's narrow full field or wide angle ability. You can add a lens to improve this and macro capabilities with the 590 lens adapter. But to access the internal macro setting and get the distance specs, the best place is the Owner's Manual, found at: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0400000016/01/PSA590IS_CUG_EN.pdf (This file probably requires Acrobat Reader to display right.)This link should take you to the Canon USA support website and your manual. The 590 is simple and powerful. I loved mine for years and finally replaced it with an SX130is. But I sometimes still miss the 590. Louis Hi, Melissa;The 590 is a jewel and very capable except for it's narrow full field or wide angle ability. You can add a lens to improve this and macro capabilities with the 590 lens adapter. But to access the internal macro setting and get the distance specs, the best place is the Owner's Manual, found at: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0400000016/01/PSA590IS_CUG_EN.pdf (This file probably requires Acrobat Reader to display right.)This link should take you to the Canon USA support website and your manual. The 590 is simple and powerful. I loved mine for years and... » Read More Hi, Melissa;The 590 is a jewel and very capable except for it's narrow full field or wide angle ability. You can add a lens to improve this and macro capabilities with the 590 lens adapter. But to access the internal macro setting and get the distance specs, the best place is the Owner's Manual, found at: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0400000016/01/PSA590IS_CUG_EN.pdf (This file probably requires Acrobat Reader to display right.)This link should take you to the Canon USA support website and your manual. The 590 is simple and powerful. I loved mine for years and finally replaced it with an SX130is. But I sometimes still miss the 590. Louis « Show Less
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It is best to use it with manual lenses so you can have control of focus and aperture. Select the mount you use, and if you have some manual lenses, get the appropriate adaptors. They are simple, so there is little to go wrong.