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K&F CONCEPT Four dioptres, +1 +2 +4 +10, 77 mm, nano coating

Fifty-three euros for +1 to +10 in 77 mm with a nano coating, an EVA case — and the only page here that names the aperture and the focal length to use.

K&F Concept close-up filter set in its four-compartment EVA case

K&F CONCEPT Four dioptres, +1 +2 +4 +10, 77 mm, nano coating

Fifty-three euros for +1 to +10 in 77 mm with a nano coating, an EVA case — and the only page here that names the aperture and the focal length to use.

Dioptre strength
Four: +1, +2, +4 and +10, in the first bullet, which also says several filters can be combined to increase magnification and that the higher the dioptre the shorter the close range. That last clause is the working-distance answer the other pages leave out
Filter thread
77 mm, in the title — the size the buying advice above recommends buying for, because a step ring brings a large filter down to a small lens and costs 11 € on this same shelf
Element count
Not published. The second bullet describes highly transparent optical glass with a coating; it claims no doublet and no apochromatic correction, which is what separates it from the 139 € NiSi. The first bullet is candid about the trade: this is macro at a fraction of the cost of a macro lens
Whether the set is achromatic
NO — and this page is the one that says so between the lines. Its first bullet calls the set macro at a fraction of the cost of a macro lens, and its answer to edge softness is advice rather than glass: stop down to F5.6–F11, stay at 35 mm or longer. The coating is multi-layer and described at length; the CORRECTION is never claimed, and a coating suppresses reflections rather than colour fringing. The 139 € NiSi here is where the doublet begins
Coating described
FULLY, and it is the best coating description on this shelf: a multi-layer AR nano coating on highly transparent optical glass, credited with markedly increased transmission, stray-light-free imaging, effective suppression of flare and ghosting, and an image with no darkening and no colour cast
What a multi-piece set contains
A high-density EVA case with four separate compartments, described as shock-, break- and pressure-resistant, plus THREE dust-free vacuum-packed cleaning cloths, in the fourth bullet. The fifth adds a precision-machined metal filter ring and scratch-resistant glass
Amazon reference
B0H86QPKBH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6942610305493
  • The only page here that names an aperture range: F5.6 to F11 for best sharpness
  • The only one that names a focal length floor: 35 mm and up, to avoid vignetting
  • No element count and no achromatic claim, at 53 €

Best for: A 77 mm lens used carefully — stopped down, at 35 mm or longer — where the coating and the advice are worth more than the extra 33 €.

≈ $44 / £52 / 53 €
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Specifications

Dioptre strength
Four: +1, +2, +4 and +10, in the first bullet, which also says several filters can be combined to increase magnification and that the higher the dioptre the shorter the close range. That last clause is the working-distance answer the other pages leave out
Filter thread
77 mm, in the title — the size the buying advice above recommends buying for, because a step ring brings a large filter down to a small lens and costs 11 € on this same shelf
Element count
Not published. The second bullet describes highly transparent optical glass with a coating; it claims no doublet and no apochromatic correction, which is what separates it from the 139 € NiSi. The first bullet is candid about the trade: this is macro at a fraction of the cost of a macro lens
Whether the set is achromatic
NO — and this page is the one that says so between the lines. Its first bullet calls the set macro at a fraction of the cost of a macro lens, and its answer to edge softness is advice rather than glass: stop down to F5.6–F11, stay at 35 mm or longer. The coating is multi-layer and described at length; the CORRECTION is never claimed, and a coating suppresses reflections rather than colour fringing. The 139 € NiSi here is where the doublet begins
Coating described
FULLY, and it is the best coating description on this shelf: a multi-layer AR nano coating on highly transparent optical glass, credited with markedly increased transmission, stray-light-free imaging, effective suppression of flare and ghosting, and an image with no darkening and no colour cast
What a multi-piece set contains
A high-density EVA case with four separate compartments, described as shock-, break- and pressure-resistant, plus THREE dust-free vacuum-packed cleaning cloths, in the fourth bullet. The fifth adds a precision-machined metal filter ring and scratch-resistant glass
Amazon reference
B0H86QPKBH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
6942610305493

On the listing

Five bullets. A macro filter set with multi-level magnification at +1, +2, +4 and +10, the higher dioptre giving the shorter close range, filters combinable to increase magnification, with a small aperture of F5.6 to F11 recommended for optimal sharpness, for detailed shots of insects, stamens, jewellery and watch textures at a fraction of the cost of a macro lens; a nano coating of highly transparent optical glass with a multi-layer AR nano treatment for markedly increased transmission, stray-light-free imaging and effective suppression of flare and ghosting, giving a bright clear image without darkening or colour cast; universal lens compatibility with common DSLR and mirrorless cameras and standard, zoom and prime lenses, ready to use through filter-thread adaptation, with vignetting avoided from 35 mm upward and a fixed focal length recommended on zooms; a high-density EVA case with four separate compartments, shock-, break- and pressure-resistant, including three dust-free vacuum-packed cleaning cloths; and a robust, outdoor-ready precision-machined metal filter ring with scratch-resistant glass.

F5.6 to F11, printed on the page

The one number that decides whether a cheap dioptre looks good. Stopping down deepens a depth of field the filter has made paper-thin and hides the edge softness single glass produces. Three other pages on this shelf say nothing about it.

Thirty-five millimetres and longer

Below that, the frame sees the filter ring. It is the same geometry the step-up rings on this shelf inherit, and this is the page that states the floor.

A coating described, layer by claim

Transmission up, flare and ghosting down, no darkening, no colour cast. Twenty-euro sets on this shelf publish nothing about their coatings at all.

What fifty-three euros still does not buy

An element count, or a doublet. The first bullet is honest about the position: this is macro at a fraction of a macro lens, and the 139 € NiSi is where correction begins.

Four compartments, and three cloths

An EVA case that holds each filter apart from the next. Glass stored loose gets scratched by the glass beside it.

Availability

Between 53 € and 63 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.

The American and British Amazon stores carry it too, priced in local currency. Those amounts are deliberately absent from the range above, which reads euro stores only.

Everything in this section is the figure Keepa carried on the day of the last update to this page. Availability and prices shift without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 13 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

More close-up lenses

  • NiSi 77 mm close-up lens with its two step-up rings and caps

    NiSi ONE achromatic doublet, 77 mm, about 1:1 at 200 mm

    One corrected doublet rather than four single elements — apochromatic, coated, with two step-up rings, quoted at about 1:1 at 200 mm, for 139 €.

    Dioptre strength
    NOT GIVEN IN DIOPTRES — and that is deliberate. The second bullet quotes a reproduction ratio instead: about 1:1 when used at 200 mm, on a zoom or prime in the 70 to 300 mm range. A ratio says what fills the frame; a dioptre only says where the glass focuses, and the intro above explains that the same dioptre behaves differently on every focal length
    Filter thread
    77 mm, with TWO STEP-UP RINGS in the box — 67-77 and 72-77 mm, in the fifth bullet. That is the buying advice above followed by the maker: buy for the largest thread and step down, and two of the rings that the 11 € Belmalia set on this shelf sells eight of arrive with the lens
    Element count
    TWO, cemented as a DOUBLET, with an apochromatic design, in the first bullet. It is the only corrected close-up lens on this shelf, and the intro above names that as the line that separates the shelf: a single element is a magnifying glass and shows it at the edges, while a doublet corrects colour fringing and costs several times as much for a visible reason
    Whether the set is achromatic
    YES, and it is the only one on this shelf. The first bullet gives two doubled optical glasses in an apochromatic design; the third gives the consequence, a special design against colour shift said to reduce purple and green borders considerably. The intro above explains the price of that: an achromatic doublet corrects colour fringing and costs several times as much for a visible reason — here 139 € against 20 to 53 € for uncorrected sets. It is also one lens rather than four
    Coating described
    A NiSi multilayer nano coating, in the first and fourth bullets, credited with improved resolution, natural colour, optimal clarity, easy cleaning and water- and grease-repellency. Named twice, which on this shelf only the 53 € K&F otherwise manages
    What a multi-piece set contains
    One 77 mm close-up lens, one 67-77 mm adapter ring, one 72-77 mm adapter ring, two lens caps and a pouch, in the fifth bullet. Two caps because a lens of this kind stays on the front of a lens that still needs covering
    Amazon reference
    B07V68MQ5H (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6971634248776
    • A two-element apochromatic doublet — the only corrected close-up lens on this shelf
    • Strength quoted as a reproduction ratio, about 1:1 at 200 mm, not as a dioptre
    • One lens, where 20 € to 53 € buys four strengths on this shelf

    Best for: A 70-300 mm telephoto used for close work where purple and green fringing at the edges is the problem to be solved.

    ≈ $155 / 139 €
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  • Walimex pro close-up lens set of four filters in its protective case

    Walimex pro Four dioptres, +1 +2 +4 +10, 72 mm

    Twenty euros for the full +1 to +10 ladder in 72 mm, in a case, keeping every electronic function — from a page whose first bullet describes its own effect backwards.

    Dioptre strength
    Four: +1, +2, +4 and +10, in the first bullet. That is the complete ladder, and the intro above explains that the numbers add when two are stacked — so +1 and +2 together give +3, and the four supplied here reach seventeen combinations before the set is exhausted
    Filter thread
    72 mm, in the title and the third bullet, which says they screw onto any lens with a 72 mm thread quickly and need no other accessory. The buying advice above says to buy for the largest thread in the bag and step down, and 72 mm is the largest on this shelf beside the two 77 mm sets
    Element count
    NOT PUBLISHED. The second bullet says high-quality glass elements and nothing more: no count, no doublet, no achromatic claim. The intro above makes that the dividing line on this shelf — a single element is a magnifying glass and shows it at the edges, and only the 139 € NiSi here claims a corrected pair
    Whether the set is achromatic
    NO — nothing on the page claims it. The second bullet says high-quality glass elements and stops there: no doublet, no apochromatic design, no correction of colour fringing. The intro above makes that the dividing line on this shelf, so single elements should be assumed, with the softness at the edges that implies. Only the 139 € NiSi here claims a corrected pair. What this page does claim, in the same bullet, is that no light is lost and no exposure extended — which is true of every dioptre, corrected or not
    Coating described
    Not described at all. The 53 € K&F set on this shelf names a multi-layer AR nano coating and the 139 € NiSi a multilayer nano coating; this page names none
    What a multi-piece set contains
    Four lenses and a robust protective case, in the fifth bullet, credited with keeping the glass safe from scratches, dust and dirt
    Amazon reference
    B0073AMWO2 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    4250234578608
    • The complete +1 to +10 ladder for 20 €, in a 72 mm thread
    • Autofocus and metering explicitly stated to remain unaffected
    • No element count and no achromatic claim, so single elements should be assumed

    Best for: A 72 mm lens and a first look at close-up work, where four strengths for 20 € matter more than corrected colour at the edges.

    ≈ 20 €
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  • JJC close-up filter set of four in 55 mm with its soft pouch

    JJC Four dioptres, +2 +4 +8 +10, 55 mm

    Twenty-two euros for +2, +4, +8 and +10 in 55 mm — the only close-up set on this shelf that names the lenses it was made for, and the only one with a +8.

    Dioptre strength
    Four: +2, +4, +8 and +10, in the fifth bullet. The ladder is unlike every other on this shelf — it has no +1 and it is the only one with a +8 — which means the gentlest strength here is twice the gentlest elsewhere, and the useful middle of the range is better covered
    Filter thread
    55 mm, in the title and the third bullet, which is the smallest on this shelf. The buying advice above prefers the largest thread in the bag with step rings below it, so a 55 mm set is bought for a specific lens rather than for a system
    Element count
    Not published. The second bullet gives high-grade optical glass in an aluminium-alloy frame, credited with magnifying the image while keeping resolution and clarity. No doublet, no achromatic claim
    Whether the set is achromatic
    NO, and no claim is made either way. The second bullet gives high-grade optical glass in an aluminium-alloy frame and credits it with keeping resolution and clarity while the image is magnified — a claim about the frame and the glass quality, not about colour correction. No doublet and no apochromatic design are mentioned, so single elements should be assumed. The 139 € NiSi on this shelf is the only corrected one
    Coating described
    No coating is named. What the second bullet does claim belongs to the frame rather than the glass: it is said to prevent stray light entering at the edge of the filter, which is a matter of blackened metal and thread depth
    What a multi-piece set contains
    Four filters of different dioptres and a protective filter pouch, in the fourth and fifth bullets. A pouch rather than the hard case of the 20 € Walimex pro or the EVA box of the 53 € K&F
    Amazon reference
    B08Q3HTYB4 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6941586676774
    • Four lenses named on the page, which no other close-up set here does
    • A +8 in the ladder, filling the gap between +4 and +10
    • Fifty-five millimetres is the smallest thread here, so it fits fewer lenses

    Best for: One of the four lenses named on the page, or any other 55 mm lens, where the middle of the dioptre range matters more than the gentlest step.

    ≈ £20 / 22 €
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Elsewhere in the camera bag

  • VAILANG foldable white softbox diffuser folded flat beside a camera flash

    VAILANG Foldable white softbox for Canon and Olympus

    A foldable white softbox at 12 €, whose page answers one of the seven things this shelf compares and prints the same sentence twice.

    Type
    A foldable softbox, in the title, which enlarges the source itself rather than relying on the room — the hub above says that is the type which works outdoors where there is nothing to bounce from. It is the one line this page answers, and it answers it in the product name rather than in a bullet
    Flash heads named
    None. The title names Canon and Olympus reflex cameras — which are camera makers, not flash heads — and no flash model appears anywhere in the five bullets. So neither a named fit nor a universal band is described, and how it is meant to attach to a particular head is unstated
    Mounting method
    Not published. No strap, no elastic band, no velcro and no clip appears in any bullet. Both other diffusers on this shelf state how they attach, and this is the specification that decides whether a modifier stays on a head at all
    Open dimensions
    Not published. The hub above calls this the only figure that describes the size of the source, and the page never gives it — so how much larger this makes the flash cannot be read at all. The 6 € diffuser on this shelf publishes three dimensions
    Packed size
    Not published. The first bullet says it is light and flexible and fits easily in a camera bag, twice over, and no folded dimension appears
    Material
    Not named. The fifth bullet describes a pure white surface and gives the reason — to stop coloured light falling on the scene — which is a property of the finish rather than a material
    Stated light loss
    Not stated. The fourth bullet says the diffuser spreads the flash further into a room and makes it a little less direct, which describes the effect without quantifying the cost
    Amazon reference
    B07WD1SHSJ (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6946303242683
    • A foldable softbox that works outdoors, where a dome has nothing to bounce from
    • A pure white surface, with the reason stated — no colour cast on the scene
    • Six of the seven lines this shelf compares are blank, including how it mounts

    Best for: Softening a hotshoe flash outdoors for very little money, for someone willing to find out how it fits after it arrives.

    ≈ 12 €
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  • JJC trigger set laid out with one transmitter, two receivers and its cables

    JJC One transmitter, two receivers, Nikon release cable

    A 36 € set that fires flashes and releases the shutter, with two receivers, both cables and the batteries in the box — and a compatibility list that reaches back to the F5.

    Radio system named
    None. Five bullets describe the contents, the compatible cameras, the compatible flashes, the dual function and the specifications, and no radio system or frequency appears. What the page does instead is name the hardware it works with on both sides, which is a different kind of assurance — concrete about the present, silent about what could be added later
    Camera mounts supported
    Nikon, named exhaustively in the second bullet — Z9, D500, D4S, D5, D810, D850, D800, D700, D300s, D300, D200, D100, D4, D3S, D3, D3X, D2H, D1H, D2Xs, D2x, D1X, D1, F100, F90x, F90, F6, F5 — plus Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and S5 Pro and the Kodak DCS-14n. A list that includes film bodies is unusual and tells you what the release cable fits
    Channel and group counts
    16 adjustable radio channels, in the fifth bullet, with no groups published. The same position as most of this shelf: enough channels to stay clear of interference, no means of controlling lights separately
    Remote power control
    None. The set fires flashes and releases shutters, and nothing on the page describes changing a flash’s power from the transmitter
    Metering and sync modes claimed
    Sync to 1/250 s, in the fifth bullet, and no metering or high-speed sync. The fourth bullet claims something else worth having: it can fire speedlights and studio flashes at once, and supports several flashes firing together
    Power source
    Supplied — a 23A cell and an AAA alkaline cell are in the box list, which is the only page on this shelf to include batteries at all. It does not say which unit takes which, and the counts for a three-piece set are not broken down
    Amazon reference
    B0793NCKJ5 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6971448872662
    • Two receivers in the box, so two lights are covered by one purchase
    • It doubles as a camera remote release, with the Nikon shutter cable supplied
    • No system and no frequency named anywhere

    Best for: A Nikon photographer lighting a still life or a portrait with two manual heads, who also wants a wireless shutter release from the same box.

    ≈ £30 / 36 €
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  • Andoer WanSen AC-04 flash trigger set with transmitter, receiver and sync cable

    Andoer WanSen AC-04, 4 channels, 30 m

    The cheapest trigger here at 17 €, with four channels, a 1/250 s sync claim and a cable for cameras with no hot shoe — and no system, no groups and no stated power source.

    Radio system named
    None. Five bullets describe a set, a sync speed, a fit, a cable and a range, and no radio system and no frequency appears — less even than the 433 MHz stated by the trigger above it. What arrives in the box works together, and the page gives no basis for saying what else ever will
    Camera mounts supported
    Canon, Nikon and Sony reflex bodies with a single-point hot shoe, in the third bullet. Single-point means the central firing contact only, so nothing is passed but the signal to fire — and the fourth bullet adds a connecting cable for cameras and transmitters, so a body without a usable shoe can still trigger the set
    Channel and group counts
    Four channels, in the first bullet, and no groups. It is the smallest channel count on this shelf — the trigger beside it offers sixteen — and four is enough to avoid a clash in a quiet room and not in a busy hall
    Remote power control
    None. Nothing on the page describes adjusting a light from the transmitter
    Metering and sync modes claimed
    A highest sync speed of 1/250 second, in the second bullet, and nothing else: no metering, no high-speed sync, no named modes. For a manual studio set that is the honest minimum, and the figure is above the sync speed of many bodies
    Power source
    Not published on the listing. Neither the transmitter nor the receiver has a cell type or count named, which on a two-piece radio set is a real omission — the trigger above it at least states two AAA cells for its receiver
    Amazon reference
    B00NTXUQ4U (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0702411269198
    • Seventeen euros, the cheapest way to get a manual flash off the camera on this shelf
    • A connecting cable supplied, so a camera without a usable hot shoe can still fire the set
    • No system and not even a frequency named, so nothing can be said about future compatibility

    Best for: Getting one manual studio head off the camera for the least money, on a reflex body with an ordinary hot shoe.

    ≈ 17 €
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