I have a macro lens (looks like a filter) and a 28mm lens and a 50mm lens. Which should I put the macro lens (filter) on?
You mean you have a 'close up filter". A macro lens is a lens with a long focusing helicoid such that it can focus on subjects that are closer to the camera than a normal lens. There's a big difference in price and in the quality of the image that you can produce.
One of the major challenges in macro work is working space. You are focusing on small subjects, and inevitably means that your camera will be closer to the subject than it would be in normal photography. The longer the focal length of the lens, the further away you can be while framing a given subject.
What that means is that you always want to use a longer focal length lens - in your case, the 50mm lens would be preferred. Actually, you may find that you will eventually want an even longer lens for macro work. 100mm or thereabouts seems about ideal.
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