Canon 500D close-up lens, experiences?

[thegridrunner]

I heard a lot of good things about this adapter, has anyone had experience with it? I was planning on putting it on my Nikkor 70-200 VR Lense. I know it won't give me true 1:1 macro ability but I just want to use it to shoot close up of flowers and insects, not closeups of their eyes... what do you think?

[ian408]

You might also look at the Kenko extension tubes. I think these might be a better solution.

[claudermilk]

Take a look at "Close-up Photography in Nature" by Tim Fitzharris. I saw several recommendations for it & went ahead and bought the book. He has several examples using both extension tubes, and the 500D close-up lens. Both seemed to work quite well & I will likely add both to my kit eventually.