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Four dioptres for twenty euros, and a claim written backwards

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.

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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Specifications

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

On the listing

Five bullets. A macro lens set of four close-up lenses at +1, +2, +4 and +10 dioptres, said to extend the range of ordinary lenses for creative macro work in the studio and outdoors without the close-focus limit having to be changed, for nearer photographs with standard lenses; optimal image quality from high-quality glass elements giving clear, sharp macro shots without disturbing light loss or exposure extension, with all camera settings such as autofocus and metering retained; simple use, screwing on as filters to any lens with a 72 mm thread, intuitive and requiring no other accessory; versatile use for small subjects such as flowers, insects, textures and technical details, light and compact for travel, studio or outdoor work; and a robust protective case for storing the glass safely against scratches, dust and dirt.

Four dioptres, twenty euros

Plus one, plus two, plus four, plus ten — the whole ladder. Stacked, the numbers add, so four pieces of glass reach a good deal more than four strengths.

What it costs in light: nothing

That is the appeal of this shelf and the second bullet states it outright. A +10 needs the same exposure as bare glass, and the autofocus keeps working.

Seventy-two millimetres, which is the size to buy

The buying advice above says to buy for the largest thread in the bag and step down with a ring. Two of the four sets on this shelf are 77 mm and this one is 72.

The sentence that inverts the mechanism

A dioptre changes the close-focus limit. The first bullet says the range is extended without it having to be changed, which is the one thing it cannot mean.

No count, no coating, no doublet

Three specifications the 53 € K&F and the 139 € NiSi both publish. Here: “high-quality glass elements”.

Availability

Between 20 € and 25 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was last checked.

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

Listed in the American Amazon catalogue with nothing on sale against the entry: the camera has a page there and no seller behind it.

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.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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Elsewhere in the camera bag

  • 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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  • Godox X5F flash trigger in black, a small hot shoe unit with a locking ring

    Godox X5F for Fujifilm, Godox 2.4G X system

    A 20 € transmitter that belongs to a named system — Godox 2.4G X — fires the maker’s studio heads by name, and has no power switch and no channel count.

    Radio system named
    The Godox 2.4G X system, named in the title and the third bullet, which then lists what it reaches: the AD100Pro II, AD200Pro II, AD600Pro II, AD600BM II, iT30Pro, V100, V480 and the Lux Master models. This is exactly what the hub above asks for — a system named on the box, with the lights that speak it enumerated, so the consequences of the purchase are visible before it is made
    Camera mounts supported
    Fujifilm, named in the title and listed body by body in the second bullet: X-Pro2, X-T20, X-T2, X-T1, GFX50s, GFX50R, X-T30, X-T4, X-T3, X-S20, X-T5, X-Pro1, X-T10, X-E1, X-A3, X100F and X100T. One camera system, named explicitly — which is the gate the hub above describes, since the contacts behind the centre pin differ between makers
    Channel and group counts
    Not published. Five bullets name the system, the cameras, the compatible lights, the mounting and the battery, and no channel or group figures appear. The cheapest trigger on this shelf publishes 16 channels; this one publishes none, which is the odd gap on an otherwise precise page
    Remote power control
    Yes, but narrowly, and the third bullet is careful about it: used off-camera the X5F can adjust the power of the iT32 only. It will fire other Godox X-system lights and cannot change their power levels. That is a real limitation stated plainly rather than left to be discovered
    Metering and sync modes claimed
    High-speed sync support, named in the first bullet, and TTL in the product description. No sync ceiling in fractions of a second is published here — the flash it partners quotes 1/8000 s — and no metering protocol is named beyond TTL for Fujifilm
    Power source
    A built-in 3.8 V 100 mAh lithium cell that charges only when the unit is attached to the iT32, about 3 hours to fill, giving up to 16 hours of standby. The closing bullet also states there is no physical power switch: status is shown by coloured LEDs, and the charge level appears in the flash’s own menu
    Amazon reference
    B0G25HKMXQ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0767637542913
    • A named system with its compatible lights listed by model, from the AD100Pro II to the V480
    • Fujifilm bodies named individually rather than described as universal
    • No channel or group counts published anywhere

    Best for: A Fujifilm body already inside the Godox X system, where the named light list is the reason to buy and the iT32 is the flash it drives.

    ≈ $20 / £18 / 20 €
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  • NEEWER QZ-N flash trigger with a touchscreen display on a camera hot shoe

    NEEWER QZ-N, 2.4G Q system, touchscreen, 1/8000 s

    The dearest trigger here at 93 €, with a touchscreen, five groups, thirty-two channels, remote power from 1/256 to 1/1 and high-speed sync to 1/8000 — and it fires Godox lights as well as its own.

    Radio system named
    The NEEWER 2.4G Q system, with its own lights listed — Z3R-N, Z2PRO-N, Z2-N, Z1-N, Z880-N, NW760-N, S101-400W Pro, S102-400W Pro, Q4, Q4PRO, Q6, Q300, Q200 and Q120 — and then the unusual part: Godox iT32, V1 and V100 flashguns and the AD200 Pro II and AD100 Pro II outdoor heads are supported too, with current firmware. A named system that also reaches into a rival’s is rare, and the Q6 head in this catalogue is among the lights it drives
    Camera mounts supported
    Nikon, listed at length in the closing bullet — Z9, Z8, Zfc, Z50, Z30, Z5, Z6, Z7, Z6 II, Z7II and reflex bodies from the D4 and D5 to the D7500 — with one explicit exclusion: not compatible with the D810. An exclusion stated plainly is worth more than a list that implies everything works
    Channel and group counts
    5 groups, 32 channels and IDs from 01 to 99, with channel search, over a range given as 328 feet — about 100 m. It is the most granular addressing on this shelf: groups to control lights separately, channels to avoid others, and IDs to separate two photographers using the same channel
    Remote power control
    Yes, in full: flash power from 1/256 to 1/1, plus or minus 3 EV of exposure compensation, modelling light control and group control, all from the touchscreen. The second bullet adds automatic or manual zoom from 20 to 200 mm, which sets the beam of a compatible flash from the transmitter
    Metering and sync modes claimed
    TTL, manual and strobe, with 1/8000 s high-speed sync and S1 and S2 optical modes, in the first two bullets. The first carries a working note: the single-contact mode must be disabled for TTL and strobe to function. It is the only trigger on this shelf claiming metering and high-speed sync at all
    Power source
    A 1000 mAh lithium cell, fully charged in 2.5 hours, with a real-time battery display and firmware upgrades, in the fourth bullet. The same bullet gives the forced shutdown gesture — hold the power and test buttons together — which is the kind of detail that only appears after people have needed it
    Amazon reference
    B0G4QVWJTX (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0191073129207
    • Five groups, 32 channels and 99 IDs, the most complete addressing on this shelf
    • Remote power from 1/256 to 1/1, exposure compensation, modelling light and zoom from 20 to 200 mm
    • Ninety-three euros, more than four times the 17 € Andoer

    Best for: A Nikon body running several NEEWER Q or compatible Godox lights, where power, zoom and modelling light are set from a touchscreen rather than at each head.

    ≈ $84 / £80 / 93 €
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