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07/11/2005 12:12:05 AM · #1 |
I̢۪ve seen the topic of lens reversing in several threads, but after I did my macro V entry I realized I had a few shots that I could offer as visual aids for anyone who doesn̢۪t have the right hardware for reversing the lens.
There is equipment you can buy and use to reverse you normal camera lens giving you a macro lens. I was thinking of buying one of these, but I wondered how hard it would be to hold the lens up to my camera body.
First, I tried the Canon 15mm fisheye. I held this lens up to my Rebel body and after many failures I got this terrible pic of my shirtâ€Â¦
It really isn̢۪t challenge material. Controlling the light was next to impossible considering the wrong end of a fisheye won̢۪t sit flush against the camera body. With a little ingenuity the fisheye might lead to some interesting if not decent shots, but I didn̢۪t mess with it any more.
I played around with a couple different lenses, and this combination of lenses worked wellâ€Â¦
I put my Canon 35mm f/1.4 next to the broccoli.
I used my Canon 18-55mm, (normal, not reversed) on my Rebel to zoom through the 35mm onto the broccoli.
I posed the broccoli several ways and I chose to use this.
I̢۪m guessing wide angle lenses are best for this, but I̢۪m not sure.
For those of us with a selection of lenses, there it is, a nice alternative for people who want to enter those blue moon macro challenges without buying a macro lens.
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07/11/2005 01:10:14 AM · #2 |
You can also just buy a set of macro filters for ~$30
Message edited by author 2005-07-11 01:11:06.
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07/11/2005 08:47:13 AM · #3 |
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07/11/2005 08:53:18 AM · #4 |
| Wow, that final shot is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing this technique! |
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07/11/2005 09:17:43 AM · #5 |
or you could buy an extension tube, you won't get as close, but you'll have more DOF (a little, anyway)
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07/11/2005 09:27:10 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by hopper:
or you could buy an extension tube, you won't get as close, but you'll have more DOF (a little, anyway)
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that's a great shot and thanks for the info on extension tubes, Kris, I would like to try this sometime |
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07/11/2005 09:35:53 AM · #7 |
seems you have macros pretty much figured out :)
Originally posted by gaurawa:
Originally posted by hopper:
or you could buy an extension tube, you won't get as close, but you'll have more DOF (a little, anyway)
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that's a great shot and thanks for the info on extension tubes, Kris, I would like to try this sometime |
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07/11/2005 09:42:38 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by hopper:
seems you have macros pretty much figured out :)
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This is just the 100mm macro and its heavily cropped. its only about 950x850 pixels crop from the original, I was happy that even with that much crop, it looked sharp and yes at ISO 200.
I have tried reversing the 50mm for magnification, but that leaves me with zero dof and small working distance, I doubt I will use that thing again, its way painful...
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07/11/2005 09:55:39 AM · #9 |
So, for us cheapies out there, the easiest and cheapest way to get a closer macro shot is with an extension tube? Will that work on normal zoom lenses also? I've been looking at a macro lens, but the one I want is $1100, and this is a little steep for right now.
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07/11/2005 10:03:51 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by traquino98:
So, for us cheapies out there, the easiest and cheapest way to get a closer macro shot is with an extension tube? |
Yes. It'll work with all your lenses by allowing you to focus closer to your subject than usual. I missed the Macro challenge, but this one was taken with an extension tube-
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07/11/2005 11:24:15 AM · #11 |
Any photographer interested in macro should checkout John Shaw's Book "Closeups in Nature" it is like the bible for close work.
At first glance it might seem dated, but 98% of it will apply to SLR digital photography (quite less if you use a p&s). Remember if AF & automation is priority then macro photography in general, especially at higher magnifications, might not be for you. |
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07/20/2005 06:25:18 PM · #12 |
Anyone had any experience with extension tubes and long telephoto lenses (300mm and up)? Can you reduce the closest focus distance enough from 5ft-6ft with a set of tubes to get any worthwhile results?
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07/20/2005 06:48:07 PM · #13 |
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07/20/2005 07:39:35 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by traquino98:
I've been looking at a macro lens, but the one I want is $1100, and this is a little steep for right now. |
Where are you shopping for macro lenses? Wherever it is, they are seriously overpriced.
Even the Nikkor 105 is under $800. Unless you are THE macro master, I doubt that you could tell the difference between a macro shot taken with that lens and a Sigma 105 f2.8 (under $400).
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