Hello Noman.

If have seen your photos also from the ''long snout bug''
I think you should get rid of the close up lens. If i am not mistaken its is a sort of diopter-ring you screw before the 40-150 lens. These diopter rings work really really bad!
I have had several my self but it is no good. The camera cannot focus anymore, our own eyes can see it either and DOF is way to shallow.

Try for example the 40-150 with out closeup and take the photo from the essential 1,5 metre>> closed possible focus distance. Then crop a bit And you WILL have instantly much better result.
If you still want to use this lens for macro: Then buy the EX-25. The macro results are amazing, sharp and many many detail. The only backfire is that the MAXIUM focus range is limited to about 100cm. Thus if you see a butterfly for example that is 120cm away you can't Shoot it.
Also is the work-frame about 10cm to 7,5cm. For small insects it is okay, but bigger ones like the buuterflys might not fit.

Succes and greetz Fillip

Fillip ter Haar wrote:
> Hello Noman.
>
> If have seen your photos also from the ''long snout bug''
> I think you should get rid of the close up lens. If i am not mistaken its is a sort of diopter-ring
> you screw before the 40-150 lens. These diopter rings work really really bad!
> I have had several my self but it is no good. The camera cannot focus anymore, our own eyes
> can see it either and DOF is way to shallow.
>
> Try for example the 40-150 with out closeup and take the photo from the essential 1,5 metre>>
> closed possible focus distance. Then crop a bit And you WILL have instantly much better result.
> If you still want to use this lens for macro: Then buy the EX-25. The macro results are
> amazing, sharp and many many detail. The only backfire is that the MAXIUM focus range is
> limited to about 100cm. Thus if you see a butterfly for example that is 120cm away you can't Shoot it.
> Also is the work-frame about 10cm to 7,5cm. For small insects it is okay, but bigger ones
> like the buuterflys might not fit.
>
> Succes and greetz Fillip

Thanks for the advice ,i am just starting into this venture and initially trying the least expensive options, you are absolutely right ,i also think that these closeup lenses are a waste because it's very difficult to focus with these lenses and very rarely you get lucky, again thanks for the advise but i also like to mention one thing that right now i am trying to get the best out of nothing
and hopefully i will upgrade my equipment to get better pictures.
I welcome all critisism and advises because that will help me making my work better.
Thank
SN

>i also like to mention one thing that right now i am trying
> to get the best out of nothing
> and hopefully i will upgrade my equipment to get better pictures.
> I welcome all critisism and advises because that will help me making my work better.
> Thank
> SN
That is a good way to start, most of the peolpe do.
You might have better luck with the close-up ring on the 14-45mm lens. This one is smaller and lighter to handle.
And if you like macro of smaller bugs, the ex-25 is ''rather not very expensive'' to get a lot of macro with the 40-150mm.
If you like I can send you some examples.
Greetz fillip