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06/27/2007 12:33:29 AM · #1 |
I reversed the kit Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II lens and hand held it pressed against the body.
Had to crank up the ISO to 800 and use exposure compensation in order to get a decent exposure time.
It was fun, guess a dedicated macro lense is now on the short list for upcoming opurchases.
Spent also some time playing around with the kit lens coupled to the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro, great magnification but a pain to shoot with.
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06/27/2007 12:37:57 AM · #2 |
Canon 100mm macro + 50mm (reversed) |
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06/27/2007 12:39:11 AM · #3 |
Heh my A630 point and shoot could macro the gels on a tv screen, with the lens pressed to the glass. Due to the fact that the distance from the sensor through the lens through the glass to the gels is just slightly farther then the minimum macro focus distance.
Many point and shoots macro very well, versus a macro zoom. However nothing beats a dedicated macro lens for your SLR. |
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06/27/2007 12:41:30 AM · #4 |
| 50mm f1.8 and an extension tube. |
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06/27/2007 12:42:41 AM · #5 |
Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD IF for Canon
Message edited by author 2007-06-27 00:43:00. |
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06/27/2007 12:50:58 AM · #6 |
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06/27/2007 01:07:23 AM · #7 |
How do you handle the focus?
Originally posted by gaurawa:
Canon 100mm macro + 50mm (reversed) |
I have both of these lenses and would like to try the same. Do you have any tips? When I tried it handheld I couldn't ever get a picture.
Message edited by author 2007-06-27 01:09:33. |
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06/27/2007 01:20:24 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
Originally posted by gaurawa:
Canon 100mm macro + 50mm (reversed) |
I have both of these lenses and would like to try the same. Do you have any tips? When I tried it handheld I couldn't ever get a picture. |
Why? Because you couldn't hold it steady, or because you couldn't find the focus?
When you use that combo the maximum focus distance is practically touching the lens. Seriously, you're centimeters away. (btw, that's what I used ... no ... don't go looking at my profile, the picture sucks big time)
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06/27/2007 01:23:47 AM · #9 |
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06/27/2007 01:23:57 AM · #10 |
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06/27/2007 01:34:39 AM · #11 |
Glad you asked. I'm a huge fan of macros on the cheap :)
I've been using a reversed Nikkor-H 50mm F/2 (using a reversing ring). The aperture control on the nikkor makes it much easier to operate (plus there is a slide on the lens which lets you push it wide open, then pop it back to the aperture that is set). Edit: FYI, my lens is approximately as old as I am.
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Review on my blog
Works really well, except the fixed magnification (sometimes I can't get it framed right). When I get the money, I'm planning on the Canon 100mm Macro. But for approx $30-$40, well worth it. See my comparison of old lenses available on eBay.
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06/27/2007 01:38:37 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Originally posted by skylercall:
Originally posted by gaurawa:
Canon 100mm macro + 50mm (reversed) |
I have both of these lenses and would like to try the same. Do you have any tips? When I tried it handheld I couldn't ever get a picture. |
Why? Because you couldn't hold it steady, or because you couldn't find the focus?
When you use that combo the maximum focus distance is practically touching the lens. Seriously, you're centimeters away. (btw, that's what I used ... no ... don't go looking at my profile, the picture sucks big time) |
I seem to remember seeing a big blob. I guess I wasn't near close enough. I was probably about six inches away. |
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06/27/2007 01:49:01 AM · #13 |
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 with an extension tube:
Message edited by author 2007-06-27 01:49:29.
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06/27/2007 02:13:12 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
I seem to remember seeing a big blob. I guess I wasn't near close enough. I was probably about six inches away. |
Yup, at 6 inches, that's about all you're gonna see.
Also, manual focusing is a must. There's just no way for auto focus to be of much help. It's easiest to just set the lens to manual, focus on infinity and then move the camera back and forth until you get the subject in focus. Actually, it may be easier to put the camera on a tripod and move the subject back and forth because you're going to need a lot of light and a very small f/stop in order to get much in focus. If you looked at my image, it appears that very little of the piece of Ramon Noodle is in focus and I was at f/16.
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06/27/2007 02:16:22 AM · #15 |
Canon 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
I own it. Although  Falc has one coming in the mail so that may not last for too long...
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06/27/2007 02:22:49 AM · #16 |
| 50 mm nikkor MF lens - inverted and shot at F16 |
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06/27/2007 06:04:16 AM · #17 |
As with all my macros lately, reversed Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Since it's not a G-series Nikkor, it has an aperture ring. |
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06/27/2007 07:11:26 AM · #18 |
70-200 with a 2x TC and a 50mm 1.4 taped backwards to the front. Not the sort of set up to use wandering around shooting with.
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06/27/2007 07:35:19 AM · #19 |
| I used the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro, and my shot didn't turn out too bad. I just got the lens and just wanted to take pictures and try it out. |
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06/27/2007 09:10:35 AM · #20 |
Mamiya 75mm f2.8 medium format lens reversed on a Nikon 105mm f2.8 macro with PN-11 (52.5mm) extension tube for aprox 3.5x.
 
The voters didn't care for it much, but I like it. |
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06/27/2007 01:58:04 PM · #21 |
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di with the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM held in reverse to the front of the 90mm. gives me 3:1...
usually, i use the Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D as my reversed lens for two reasons: 1) i have the correct filter rings to mount it (and not have to hold it) and 2) it has a true apature ring, so i don't have to jam paper in the back of the lens to hold it open.
the reason i didn't use the 50mm this time is because my wife went out of town tuesday morning and took it with her... doh...
i did find that the 30mm gave me more magnification and more distance to work with, which was nice... i'll have to go get the right rings to mount it.
in order to shoot, i had to mount the camera and 90mm to the tripod low and close to the table and hold both the subject and the 30mm lens. this ment i had to use the 10 sec shutter timer, press release, move the 30mm lens in place, then move the subject to get it in focus. what a pain! especially since the camera doesn't stay set to timer mode and i had to switch it back after ever shot.
i was sad that i did so poorly in macro, since it's one of my favorite things to shoot, but i should know better than to wait until the last minute. it's rare that i do very well when rushed... |
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06/27/2007 02:22:53 PM · #22 |
I didn't enter it (since I entered the negative space), but I used an extention tube and my 70-200f4 for this:
It's a mushroom. I use my zoom 70-200 because I can change the DOF by zoming. |
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06/27/2007 02:46:14 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Many point and shoots macro very well, versus a macro zoom. |
The Canon S-series has a "Super-Macro" mode which will focus as close as the front surface of the lens; effective when working with a backlit subject. I don't know how to figure the magnification factor though.
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06/28/2007 12:23:49 PM · #24 |
| Bump. ~20 accounted for, what about the rest? |
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