Marc Binkley

Macro Fuji

What is the best camera I can get for macro photography without having to go to SLR?

I have been looking on Flickr for photos that were taken with the cameras I have looked at at Future Shop and honestly haven’t been impressed with what I have seen yet. Sor far I have looked at the SonySony Cybershot line, the Cannon Powershot line and the Fuji Finepix line. The camera I have now is a cannon powershot A95 and if I wanted only good macro shots of flowers (which I seem to be seeing most of amongst the cameras I have checked out so far) I would stick with it, but I would like to get closer to smaller objects -say insects.
In order to get really close up, quality macro photos do I have to spend $1000+ on an slr and additional lens?

The PowerShot S5 does very well out of the box for macro photography. It can focus on objects even when they are touching the lens. It has both a macro and supermacro mode, depending on your distance from the subject. You can also purchase a lens adapter and a macro lens (I’ve seen some good stuff taken with the Raynox DCR-250) if you want even more magnification.

WIDE FISHEYE LENS 0.43X + MACRO FOR FUJI S205EXR CAMERA LENS 67MM $37.99

58mm MACRO CLOSEUP 4PC Lens Filter for Fuji HS10 $27.99

0.42x Super Wide Macro Lens for 46MM FUJI FINEPIX S700 $33.80

Professional Wide angle lens 0.43x with macro for Fuji S100FS S200EXR S205EXR $56.49

67mm HD Pro wide angle 0.43X lens with macro for Fuji S100FS S200EXR S205EXR $56.49

Fuji W3 Macro/Close-up Adapter $279.95

23 Pc 67mm UV MACRO ND FD COLOR LENS KIT FILTER SET FOR FUJI FINEPIX S205EXR $91.00

MACRO CLOSE UP LENSES for Fuji S3500 S5000 S5500 S5600 $24.99

Fujinon Inc S17X6.6BMD-D18 Lens TV Zoom Lens Fuji Photo Macro Japan $159.00

Fuji X Pro 1 60mm F2.4 XF macro lens NEW IN BOX "IN STOCK" USA DEALER !! $695.00

52MM 23PCs Close up ND macro filter set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free gi $42.99

52mm 23PCs FD POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $42.99

52mm 23PCs ND POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3800 +free $42.99

Close up ND macro filter 55MM 23PCs set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free gi $42.99

FD POLARIZING MACRO FILTER 55mm 23PCs SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $42.99

ND/SEPIA POLARIZING MACRO FILTER 55mm 23PCs SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3800 $42.99

macro filter 58MM 23PCs Close up ND set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free g $42.99

POLARIZING MACRO FILTER 58mm 23PCs FD SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $42.99

58mm 23PCs ND POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3800 +free $42.99

62MM 23PCs Close up ND macro filter set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free gi $71.99

67MM 23PCs Close up ND macro filter set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free gi $71.99

72mm 23PCs FD POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $71.99

52MM 28PCs Close up ND macro filter set lens kit for Fuji FinePix S7000 +free gi $42.99

58mm 28PCs FD POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $42.99

62mm 28PCs FD POLARIZING MACRO FILTER SET LENS KIT FOR FUJI FINEPIX S3000 +free $71.99

49mm Close Macro Up Filter Set +2 +4 +8 +10 for Fuji $26.07

55MM EXTREME MACRO CLOSE UP LENS +20 FOR NIKON CANON FUJI SONY $7.99

Sigma NIKON 70-300mm APO DG Macro AF D Lens SLR DSLR D D300 D90 Fuji S3Pro S5Pro $195.00

Z14 0.45X Wide Angle Lens with Macro For FujiFilm Fuji FinePix HS25EXR HS30EXR $14.39

Macro Close Up Lens Set for Fuji FinePix S9500 S9000 Z 58mm $29.95

INNOVISION TV/16 MACRO PROBE LENS SYSTEM SONY B4 MOUNT PANASONIC FUJI CANON $3,295.00

49mm Close-up Filter +4 MACRO CLOSE UP FILTER For Pentax 50-200 Sony Fuji X100 $6.99

0.36X FISHEYE LENS+MACRO FOR FUJI FINEPIX S700 46MM $39.99

Akino GL 80-200mm AF telephoto lens Fujica X F/AX mount f 4.5 with Macro Fuji $22.99

FUJI PHOTO X-FUJINON EBC 55mm 1:3.5 f3.5 MACRO DM LENS w/EXTENSION TUBE SET $99.95