On 6/12/2018 11:42 AM, nospam wrote:
In article ,
Whisky-dave wrote:

I doubt his P&S will work with a closeup lens anyway as it doesnlt have
any moving elemnts so would be very difficult to focus.

the lenses on p&s cameras definitely have moving elements,

Not all of them do, the cheaper ones don't.

just about all of them do, including the cheaper ones.

making it
trivial to not only focus, but also zoom. some might even have a macro
setting.

dependiong on what's meant by macro.

it might not be 1:1 (or bigger), but most people don't need that.

the problem is that not all p&s cameras allow for easily mounting
anything in front of the lens.

I know.

however, there's always duct tape

Not something I'd use due to the residue left and the mess it'd make.

no residue or mess needed.

for phones, it's easy to add a closeup lens. it just clips on:
https://d3nj7353mvgauu.cloudfront.ne...roducts/macro-
21x-lens-8-7-black-12-130e/4a75583da68f23aa000fff7ea084dd03.jpg

provided you have the right one for the camera.
But then again you can use virtually any sort of lens a magnifying glass will do.

only if quality is not a goal.

I was going to stay out of this, but feel an obligation to those who
might not be familiar with macro.
An adapter that adds a piece of glass usually does not result in a high
quality macro lens. Some, clip on lenses for the iPhone can produce a
reasonably decent quality image. If you do your research, you will see
which ones work for you. Similarly, some close up attachments for a P&S
camera may, give you a satisfactory image, but that is not very likely.
Most inexpensive P&S cameras don't have high quality sensors or glass.
Again, do your research, as you will find that some P&S cameras will
give you what you want.



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PeterN