BEST Macro Tools 2023 ||| Extension Tubes vs Reverse Mount vs Macro Lens vs Raynox

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)
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 -----
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----- Recommended to watch next -----
Free Photography Course by Wolf Amri
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7W5udALs-AlIByQQ8KnleHQdKq_9m0vD

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