On Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:19:00 -0600, Jeff Rester wrote:

>I currently own a Canon 28-105 zoom and I am interested in doing some
>close ups of flowers and such. I was considering buying a Canon 50mm
>macro lens ($300) or the Canon close up lens attachment (CU250D) ($85)
>for the 28-105 zoom. Does anyone have any experience with either of
>these? Price is a consideration and I don't believe that I would be
>interested in getting 1:1 magnification. Any comments and experiences
>would be appreciated.

If high magnification and flat-field are not requirements (and
it looks like they may not be for you...), and if smallish stops
can be used (with the assistance of a tripod or TTL flash), an
achromatic (2-element) close-up lens added to a good zoom can
give excellent results. (You can find some high-magnification
images taken with achromats (added to non-zooms) on my web page,
under "photographs", "Bugs"...)