Backscatter FLIP5 +15 MACROMATE Mini With 55mm Filter Holder (for GoPro 3, 3+, 4, 5):
The +15 MacroMate Mini threads into the FLIP 55mm adapter, NOW INCLUDED. Go professional with a FLIP color correction filter and a +15 MacroMate Mini at your fingertips. The world's greatest and most versatile GoPro lens system has just evolved.
Why do you need a macro lens?
Without corrective optics, GoPro Hero3, Hero3+ & Hero4 cameras can only focus to about 1-2 feet underwater. The custom +15 MacroMate Mini design allows you to get within 3 inches of your subject so you can bring the tiny wonders you find to the big screen. If your favorite underwater subjects are about the size of a golf ball, the +15 MacroMate Mini is about to become your best friend.
Fill your frame with golfball sized subjects
The FLIP +10 Close-Up Lens works great for shooting subjects sized from soccer balls down to golfballs that are roughly 6-12 inches from the camera. However, the +15 MacroMate Mini brings your focus to about 3 inches allowing you to fill the frame with subjects as small as a golfball. The video frames below were shot with a GoPro Hero3+ in narrow video mode and illustrate the difference between the lenses. The scorpion fish head was about the size of a softball. The camera was moved closer to the subject to get the +15 MacroMate Mini image. Our staff favorite macro configuration is a FLIP5 with both a +15 MacroMate Mini and +10 Close-Up Lens so we're ready for all subjects.