Inon UCL-67

Phil Rudin · Issue 98, Sep/Oct 2017 · pp. 44–46

Gear ReviewInon UCL-67wet close-up lensmacro photographydioptermagnificationunderwater macrovignettingM67 mount

Products mentioned: Inon UCL-67 M67, Inon UCL-67 28LD, Inon UCL-165 M67, Inon UCL-330, Olympus EM1 II, Olympus 60mm macro lens, Ikelite Housing, Nauticam housing, Nikon 105mm F/2.8 IF-ED lens, Sony A7R II, Nikon D7200

Founded in 1994 Inon Inc. is a Japanese company which is well respected in the underwater photography world. I am sure many UWP readers have already been using Inon strobes, wet lenses, LED lights or any the hundreds of other products Inon offers. The Inon UCL-67 (underwater close-up lens) is designed to deliver high magnification with superior image quality across a board range of camera bodies. Best suited to full frame DSLR macro lenses in the 60mm to 100/105mm range the lens can also be used with 40mm to 60mm APS-C macro lenses and 45mm to 60mm Micro Four Thirds lenses. The lens is also well suited for compact digital cameras having a maximum optical zoom of 5X or less. As with all close-up lenses vignetting may occur if the close-up lens is place to far from the primary lens. Vignetting is observed most often when the macro lens sits to far back from the port glass or a flip adapter…

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