the smaller the lens the greater the magnification and the closer the working dist , just hold a lens in rev to the front of the camera body and you can see what you will get ...
I just tried this for the first time. Man, greater than 1:1 magnification is addictive!
-but I am just hold the lenses together. DOF is razor thin, virtually impossible to do hand-held.
Are there any guidelines here, any know FL combinations that work well?
Also, is it best to start with the lenses focused (in normal mode) for close, or for infinity?
Either make or buy a reversing ring for eos mount if you shoot canon or one for the nikon mount . screw a 28mm lens on and you should have close to 3 x . I don\'t pay much attention to where the focus ring is is make little to no difference . Hope this helps. you can buy the rings at a good independent camera shop or on ebay. type in reversing rings .
