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Have you ever wondered whether extension tubes, reverse mount or a dedicated macro lens are better for macro photography? In this video Wolf Amri compares extension tubes vs reverse mount vs Raynox DCR-250 macro add-on to dedicated macro lenses. ----- Table of Contents ----- 0:00 Intro 0:43 The model for my comparison: a spider 1:30 Cameras used for the test 1:55 Macro capability of the Canon 18-55mm kit lens 3:26 Kit lens + Raynox DCR-250 4:33 Kit lens with extension tubes 6:33 What does "macro" mean - a definition. 7:10 Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens 7:46 Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens + Raynox DCR-250 8:10 Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens + extension tubes 8:32 Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens + extension tubes + Raynox DCR-250 9:03 Using a reverse mount for macro photography 10:31 Canon 18-55mm kit lens + reverse mount 11:39 Canon 18-55mm kit lens + reverse mount + extension tubes 12:34 Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 + reverse mount + extension tubes 13:01 Focus stacking and sharpening 13:47 Sony a7rII + Laowa 25mm 5:1 Macro 14:09 Comparison of all results ----- Products used in the video ----- NISI macro focusing rail https://amzn.to/3LYWxj9 Reverse Mount Canon (Please check the diameter of your lens): https://amzn.to/3IsGDKg Reverse Mount Sony (Please check the diameter of your lens): https://amzn.to/3osahY8 Reverse Mount Nikon (Please check the diameter of your lens): https://amzn.to/3dns78r For Nikon there is even a reverse mount kit for controlling aperture: https://amzn.to/31ActnJ Raynox DCR-250: https://amzn.to/3Ezmwb5 Extension tube set Canon: https://amzn.to/3lFE8e2 (the one I used isn't available in the US, but they are all the same really) Extension tube set Nikon: https://amzn.to/3xWNebf (currently no plastic ones available, sorry) Step-up-ring set: https://amzn.to/49WXrah Laowa 25mm: https://amzn.to/3dm9xO6 ----- Software used in the video ----- Topaz Sharpen AI - Get a 15% discount (including products on sale) using this code: wolfamri https://www.topazlabs.com/sharpen-ai/ref/609/?campaign=macrocomparison Helicon Focus: https://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-focus/ ----- Wolf Amri on social media ----- https://www.instagram.com/wolf.amri https://www.photo1x1.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographybeginnersgroup/ ----- Recommended to watch next ----- Free Photography Course by Wolf Amri https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7W5udALs-AlIByQQ8KnleHQdKq_9m0vD