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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 1541524, member: 31773&quot;]You can&#039;t directly mount these enlarging / repro / duplicating lenses to the camera. They have M39 Leica mounts and no focusing mechanism. You will need to pick up a bellows and some adapters. So in reality, the price will be higher than lens itself. I didn&#039;t mean to hijack this thread with talk of duplicating lenses on bellows, but the high price and limited functionality of &quot;dedicated macro lenses&quot; like the Canon 100 or especially the outrageously-priced Zeiss lenses is a pet peeve of mine. These big, bulky, expensive lenses are wonderful for outdoor macro work with flowers and bugs, but are quite limited for coin photography and much better solutions can be put together for far cheaper. But, you will need to invest in a bellows to take advantage. Here is an example of an excellent and relatively inexpensive bellows:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vivitar-Bellows-no-57-0307-/221129885599?pt=US_Lens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&amp;hash=item337c5e479f" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vivitar-Bellows-no-57-0307-/221129885599?pt=US_Lens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&amp;hash=item337c5e479f" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vivitar-Bellows-no-57-0307-/221129885599?pt=US_Lens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&amp;hash=item337c5e479f</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a higher quality one that still should not cost more than $100:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-Auto-Bellows-Near-Mint-Microphotography-Macrophotography-Nikon-Sony-etc-/120991341866?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item1c2ba55d2a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-Auto-Bellows-Near-Mint-Microphotography-Macrophotography-Nikon-Sony-etc-/120991341866?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item1c2ba55d2a" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-Auto-Bellows-Near-Mint-Microphotography-Macrophotography-Nikon-Sony-etc-/120991341866?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item1c2ba55d2a</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Note most all bellows will require adapters for either lens or camera or both. The adapters are available on eBay for $5-$15 each. </p><p><br /></p><p>So even with the bellows, you are still spending a lot less than on a dedicated macro lens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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