Cheap alternative to the macro

Looking for my Lumix G2 I found the achromatic lens. Since I am still in macro photography only at the beginning, that was the alternative to the rather expensive macro lens for me. Certainly
is not a substitute, but for starters I was very pleasantly surprised in terms of image quality. He is also a handy and easy, since I currently only own one lens 14-140, which is hard enough. The quality and nature of the achromatic lens is top, no cheap goods. The price / performance result is in any case.