The "what is this strange filter and what lenses does it fit?" thread

Jim Jones said:

To determine the distance at which a close-up accessory lens focuses a camera, measure the distance at which it focuses the sun or some other distant light.

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You do not need the sun.
Set a SLR at infinity, attach the close-up lens, measure the focusing distance to the close-up lens.

Calculate the reciprocal of that distance in meter and you got the standard designation of such lens.