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Inspired by Brian aka bojangles_1953. Since I don't have a real macro lens or extension tubes I used my reverse macro filter to mount my 50mm lens on backwards. It gives a macro effect, but with a very narrow depth of field, which is why mine are not as sharp throughout as Brian's are.
Reverse lens macro (Fujinon 135mm f3.5 m42 mount shot through Pentacon 50mm f1.8) Lots of USM (160%, 1.3, 0) in PS7.0
my sony alpha A200 on reverse macro:(from L to R) modified rear lens cap=>sony 50mm f1.8 reverse=> 49mm-55mm reverse coupling ring=> 18-55mm sony lens kit=> A200 body=> wireless trigger=>sony HVL-F58AM flash
This is a tripod mounted, remote fired, double lens reverse macro shot taken with my Nikon 70-300mm VR mounted on the D80, with a male-to-male 67mm-52mm ring used to reverse mount my Nikon f/1.4 50mm to the front of the 70-300mm. The 70-300mm is set to 260mm, meaning (260mm:50mm) that I'm shooting at 5.2x magnification. (The image you see here is 5.2 times smaller than the sensor on the D80.) This is a photo of the pixels on my 1908WFP 19" (1440 x 900) LCD monitor.
I wish I could say I thought of this fantastic idea myself. The idea came from ~Emoryy, I just made my own flickr tag into 14 rows of pixels and spent about 10 minutes realizing that even with exposure delay mode, the mirror slap caused too much lens vibrating to take this photo clearly. I cranked my f/1.4 50mm down to f/2.8 and cranked the 70-300 to f/40 at ISO 100, to try to take a long an exposure as possible, and still couldn't avoid this level of blur.
Anyway, it was a fun experiement, and the .bmp file I made that has the sub pixel text can be seen here.
This is a double lens reverse macro shot taken with my Nikon 70-300mm VR mounted on the D80, with a male-to-male 67mm-52mm ring used to reverse mount my Nikon f/1.4 50mm to the front of the 70-300mm. I use the SB-800 off camera to get enough light. This is the unedited JPEG image, straight out of the camera. If you think this is an extreme close up, try viewing the detail in the 10M original image.
You can see the 50mm shot of the Jenga block I used here.
The Subject of my first Reverse Macro Pic happens to be Mahatma Gandhi on a Crisp 10 Rupee Note. The picutre posted as it is(No Crop) but minor adjustments to the Brighness though...
selection of Bugs from my garden!...
Normally i am one to shy away from creepie crawlies but now i find myself rumaging around in the undergrowth to find a bug to photograph!
I actually sat watching a cat and mouse game with a spider and an ant whilst i was getting these, its such a different world and every action could lead to DEATH for the bug, simply amazing!!
I am loving my reverse ring & macro extension tubes now!
My camera has been so dirty lately that I have stayed away from macros. Well, I had it cleaned yesterday and am so glad I did - I forgot how much I enjoy shooting these.
Today was a good day despite the fact it rained all day. I didn't have work ! Yuuus ! I was meant to be doing some ballet photos with Sarah but the rain ruined that plan so instead I decided to paint my nails in pastel shades of lilac and blue and go for a tea with Lex :). And I decided to do reverse macro with my 50mm lens, it was quite tricky but I managed to do it kind of :).
couple more bug shots tonight.
i keep finding bugs but after i spend some time setting my stall out to get the picture the bugs fly off! i think i need to be quicker - anyone know where i can get a cheap macro ring flash?
Somewhat inspired by my friend and colleague, (www.flickr.com/photos/51782392@N06/), I tried my first macro image stack this evening, having recently acquired a bellows unit. In the absence of any insects, I found a large feather outside to use as my subject. I have no idea what bird this feather has come from.
The image I have uploaded is a crop of the original. I have taken the top-right quarter of the image. I still have to get time to get the settings right.
This is a major draw-back of the A55 - something I have experienced in a studio-type setting, where the image shown on-screen is the image the camera expects to receive (and thus in cases like this, looks exceedingly under-exposed). Despite the 'focus check confirm' feature of the A55, I may find myself using the A700 for its OVF for projects such as this.
After experimenting a little more with my reverse macro adapter, I discovered I get higher magnification and less vignetting with the lens as far as possible from the subject, instead of as close as possible. This frame shows 20.5mm of ruler captured by a 22mm sensor for a 1.07:1 ratio, just over the traditional 1:1 ratio that denotes "true" macro photography.
Woohoo!
(This is using the Canon 50mm f/1.8 prime lens reverse mounted on the end of the Digital Rebel XT 18-55mm kit lens. At full size, it looks like I was slightly off on the focus.)
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Worm on the rose. Shot with a reverse mounted 18-55 kit lens. Made a hole in the body cap and fixed a conversion ring to it to get a reverse lens adapter.
This is a double lens reverse macro shot taken with my Nikon 70-300mm VR mounted on the D80, with a male-to-male 67mm-52mm ring used to reverse mount my Nikon f/1.4 50mm to the front of the 70-300mm. I use the SB-800 off camera to get enough light. This is the unedited JPEG image, straight out of the camera. (As for why the vignetting is off center, I don't know.)
To get a better idea of the scale of the photo, this photo shows the ring on Yayoi's finger. The ring could use a cleaning, so I'm not sure what's the diamond's natural flaws, and what's just dust and dirt on the outside.