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p.4 #1 · Don't get caught

I thought about getting into macro but good advice!

Feb 28, 2009 at 12:20 AM

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p.4 #2 · Don't get caught

One of the closest and best shots I have is one I made with the head of my Elmarit Leitz mounted on an adapter on bellows to my Canon. I don't know the magnification but over 5:1 and sharp as could be. The little bugs, so small I could barely see them with my eye, never looked so good. The cost was almost nothing as no one wanted the bellows, the adapter was found in some misc stuff and it all worked great.

Mar 08, 2009 at 05:29 AM

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p.4 #3 · Don't get caught

Hahaha, I wish that I'd read this before spewing 350 dollars on my 90mm tamron. I'm still going to use my Tamron but when I'm going to try that this method for sure on my 50mm f1.8!

Mar 23, 2009 at 02:18 AM

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p.4 #4 · Don't get caught

Mike Scott wrote:
In response to lighting. It doesn't have to be expensive. Here I've used a foam disposable bowl and a piece of aluminum foil along with the pop-up flash. Total cost around $0.10

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Mike

Brilliant always wanted a macro ring! very clever, I must try this. I don't hang about in the macro forum at all, normally I'm over in the B&W forum. I dug out the Kenko rings this morning for this one. Hope you guys enjoy this one.

Gavin

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May 01, 2009 at 11:47 AM

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p.4 #5 · Don't get caught

This thread has a lot of great information. I only read it yesterday, and I produced this with just sunlight and reversing my 50mm f/1.4

May 17, 2009 at 11:01 PM

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p.4 #6 · Don't get caught

So to give this a go and get more than 1:1 magnification I should go with a lens wider than 50mm, right? And I assume picking up an older Canon FD or similar MF lens with an aperture ring will make my life easier when it comes to manually setting the aperture with the lens reversed? If so, it sure beats shelling out for a dedicated macro lens

May 19, 2009 at 02:10 AM

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p.4 #7 · Don't get caught

Nothing fancy, but it shows that You can get descent lighting with short money. Snapped this between the time I got home and 5 minutes later when the thunder shower started.

CORRECTION: Make that "Yet another !@#$% thunder shower started!"

Mike

Mike, that is the most ridiculously clever contraption I have ever come across. I would have been a loooong time thinking that one up. Awesome! Thank you very much for sharing!!!

May 19, 2009 at 02:21 AM

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p.4 #8 · Don't get caught

Ditto - where can I get a rev mount adapter for my plastic fantastic?

May 29, 2009 at 12:43 AM

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p.4 #9 · Don't get caught

Ok so I'm trying to understand something. The lower the focal length, the more magnification you get? I want to buy one of those reverse rings. There are tons on ebay for $20. Should I get one for my 50mm f/1.8 or for my 18-55mm kit lens (been sitting in a box for 3 years lol). Thanks for any info, I'm excited to step into the world of macro!!!!!

Jun 01, 2009 at 01:40 AM

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p.4 #10 · Don't get caught

Get your self this one from DX:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18000
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18181

It will save you a few dollars. (I prefer to use the 18-55 kitlens above the 50mm)

I also ordered it and got it. I am now testing with it, it is really hard to make a good macro picture.

Jun 02, 2009 at 03:53 PM

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p.4 #11 · Don't get caught

I found a few reverse ring on amazon. Fotodiox.com is the seller of these reverse rings. They're about $6.99 each.

Jun 10, 2009 at 01:18 AM

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p.4 #12 · Don't get caught

what brand is your reversing ring slash what brands are good

Jul 14, 2009 at 02:54 AM

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p.4 #13 · Don't get caught

I'm just starting to get into macro and yes you can definitly get good shots without expensive setup however if you do it enough i think you will end up wanting a macro lens.

also if you have the right combo you dont even need the adapter My mom had an old film slr and happend to have a canon FD mount 50mm 1.8 prime its 52mm threads fit perfectly inside my Kit EF-s 18-55 IS (58mm threads) so i was able to just use electical tape to reverse mount it. took these shots using the popup flash on my XSi and a paper plate as a reflector:

it does work great but you get some falloff also there's the problem of framing. i can *only* shoot 1:1 i cant pull back and shoot any wider without removing the reversed lens leaving a gap between 1:1 and whatever the 18-55 can do.

Edit: i don't know how to make it not say its copyrighted, you can see them at http://spinnigncone.com/macro/

Jul 18, 2009 at 05:05 AM

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p.4 #14 · Don't get caught

The macro photography is awesome here! I can only hope one day to come close... My question is how do you get such close ups? I have a Tamron 90mm, currently a Canon XT. I will be updating to a 50D after Labour Day wkd. Do I need tubes? reverse ring? I just don't seem to get the close-ups and have been quite frustrated. Any help would be splendid. I read the posts, I have also checked out Youtube. Thanks in advance, and keep posting those awesome macros!

Aug 08, 2009 at 05:08 PM

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p.4 #15 · Don't get caught

Bifurcator wrote:
Well, you're right that "color balancing" in ACR and others, does cause information loss. It is a linear operation.

Hmm... I think that changing the white balance in ACR could but does not necessarily have to cause information loss. The critical thing is that it happens at debayering time.

Essentially, the white balance setting is three multipliers to R, G, and B intensities as produced by the Bayer sensor. If you go to extremes, sure, you have information loss. But for not-too-big adjustment there doesn't have to be, methinks...

Kaa

Oct 05, 2009 at 02:03 AM

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p.4 #16 · Don't get caught

Hi Tom,
Yes I'm a newbie, but having fun.
Your last post has four images listed but the first three are not there, only a copyright listing. Is there something that I'm missing this end?
Regards,
Bruce

Oct 14, 2009 at 04:05 PM

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p.4 #17 · Don't get caught

Studio BK wrote:
Ok so I'm trying to understand something. The lower the focal length, the more magnification you get? I want to buy one of those reverse rings. There are tons on ebay for $20. Should I get one for my 50mm f/1.8 or for my 18-55mm kit lens (been sitting in a box for 3 years lol). Thanks for any info, I'm excited to step into the world of macro!!!!!

Just found the two I needed for $3.99 each, shipped on eBay. I bought a 58-52 (for the 50mm 1.8 plastic lens) and a 52-49 (for the old 28mm). Now I need the EF adapter, $5.78, and I'm ready to rock and roll. Those prices are including shipping!

I don't think I'll be reversing the 50mm 1.4 yet, but it's 58mm and so are the old zoom lenses.

Of course if I want to get fancy, I'll have to dive in the dumpster for a plastic chili bowl and some old aluminum foil, because I wouldn't want to spend the 10 cents on buying them?

Not macro, but eventually I'd like to connect my EOS to a telescope using the reversing ring and a 1.25" tube. Not sure if I can do that with the reversed lens, or maybe a bunch of step down rings and some machined parts.

Mating the lens mount to the tube is going to be the difficult part, unless I can find an old back lens cap and make some plastic adapters for the 1.25" tube.

Is there a way to calculate the distance that I will be shooting at, or is it just a matter of looking through the viewfinder and seeing when it's in focus?

Oct 29, 2009 at 06:02 PM

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p.4 #18 · Don't get caught

Just wanted to thank Mike Scott for the Styrofoam Ring Light. Great idea and I think I can afford the 10 cents

Nov 05, 2009 at 05:14 AM


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