help me find a decent but cheap micro 4/3 macro lens

[atm743]

help me find a decent but cheap micro 4/3 macro lens.

I have a Panasonic Lumix GF2 with the stock 14mm pancake lens. i really like taking macro shots but its hard to do this with this lens. i really dont want to pay 600 bucks for a lens (when i bought the camera for only 200 bucks). is there any decent macro lens for cheap that should look into?

 

[iGas]

1. Reversed mount adapter.
2. Close up filters.
3. Tubes or bellows.
4. Buy a used manual focus macro lens (preferably M42 lens mount if you want the absolute cheapest and most abundant), then buy a mount adapter to fit 4/3 mount.

Heck you can buy a used Nikon D3100 + used Tamron 90mm or Tokina 100mm AF macro for less than $600, or buy a used D3200 + used Tamron AF or Tokina 100mm AF macro for slightly more than $600.

 

[jaedaliu]

for ~$80 online, you can get panasonic's macro conversion lens. DMW-GMC1

http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/accessory/gms/gf2/index.html#accconversion

 

[atm743]

for ~$80 online, you can get panasonic's macro conversion lens. DMW-GMC1

http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/accessory/gms/gf2/index.html#accconversion

o wow i didnt know they have conversion lens ... wow lol shows how much im not with it when it comes to camera's lol


and as for the Reversed mount adapter. looks neat but how would that work, would i have to selected the shoot without lens setting? i would be worried getting the back of my lens scratched

 

[iGas]

o wow i didnt know they have conversion lens ... wow lol shows how much im not with it when it comes to camera's lol


and as for the Reversed mount adapter. looks neat but how would that work, would i have to selected the shoot without lens setting? i would be worried getting the back of my lens scratched

Conversion lens are simply filters/single element that is a term being coined by Panasonic.

Close up lens.

Aperture can't be control and stay wide open as default, unless you have a manual focus lens with aperture ring. Use ISO & shutter speed to control light exposure. Aperture can be utilize through the use of a 2 lenses setup. Use off camera light meter, or spot meter for exposure, or shoot/brackets till you get the desire light exposure.

 

[blastingcap]

Close up lenses are ok but you really want a 2 or 3 element one or the edges will turn into absolute mush. Example of a good quality one is a Raynox DCR-150 or 250. 250 is too strong for most applications, but it's pretty darn strong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dypVuhWUd6Y