my 1st reversed lens macro shot

[mahanee]

using G3 with nikkor 50mm reversed,
digital iso 50, 1/160, 5.6, 420EX
http://izu.usefilm.com/photos/users/29011/gallery/284738.jpg

[dds]

Shot is great, subject...................but it doesn't depend on you :D
DDS
P.S. that is yor arm? :roll:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Awesome shot,. one of the best "reversed" lens shots I've seen for pure clarity!

[Borreicho]

Whow! :shock: How did you take this pic? Does inverting simple close-up lenses have the same effect?

Very well done! Impressive :)

[mvrekum]

Great shot.

Can you tell us something about the technique you used? It's new to me

Thanks,
Martin

[jim monroe]

As stated already, great shot. The sharpness is amazing.
Like others would like to know more about how to "reverse" lens, mainly is there some form of adapter you must have to be able to reverse the 50mm lense. Seems there must be. Heard of technique several times but don't understand key point of how to connect lense reversed to camera.
Again great shot and look forward to seeing others.

[CyberDyneSystems]

The "Reversed" lens trick is an old tried and true macro tool,..

You take a standard lens,. (usually a 500mm... it will not actually connect to your camera so ANY 50mm.. manual focus FD is a good choice)

Then you need to get a thread reverser/adapter. B&H sells them ,. it is like a sted down ring,. but the threads are reversed on one side so you can mount two lenses face to face....

You mount the second 50mm to the front of your existing lens.. be it a lensmate on a "G" series,. or to the front of your 50mm f/1.8 on your 10D,. and thats it. Peice of cake...


...untill you try to use it! Obviously manual focus and extreme close distances as well as narrow depth of feild...

Again if you can find an old FD or other manual lens you are better off,. as then you can change aperture as well on the reversed lens.

//if you dig deep into the G3 forum,. you will find a thread with detailed deicription and images in it... :)

[mahanee]

here`s the link about reversed lens on G3 ..
so sorry it`s in indonesian`s languange, but i`m sure the pictures on it can explain without reading...

my macro shot above also using this way article .. but i didn`t use a bracket flash and a off shoe cord for my 420EX ..
http://fotografer.net/images/artikel/57/Artikel_p1.jpg

[defordphoto]

Incredible. I have to get into this type of macrophotography. Lotsa wow-factor here!

[mvrekum]

here`s the link about reversed lens on G3 ..
so sorry it`s in indonesian`s languange, but i`m sure the pictures on it can explain without reading...

my macro shot above also using this way article .. but i didn`t use a bracket flash and a off shoe cord for my 420EX ..
http://fotografer.net/images/artikel/57/Artikel_p1.jpg

After I found the article (you're link was missing). I searched google for a translator and... found one.

So here (http://www.photofile.nl/postings/kataku.pdf) is the article in english (it's a machine translation!) in PDF format.

Happy reading,
martin
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[mahanee]

yes, u right .. even the writer ( Mr. Azwar H.K) wrote that his article is translated n based on MARK PLONSKY`S article ..
but too bad mark plonsky`s didn`t take a picture of the set of reversed lens on G3 on his article .. he only put a sample picture..
with a picture of the stuff, it will be more easier to make e reversed lens technic on G3 :D

[mvrekum]

I have been playing around a bit using this technique. Holding all loose parts in your hand isn't easy :D , but here are some first results.

http://www.photofile.nl/postings/104_0488.jpg

The above image was taken with the macro feature of a Canon Powershot A70 to compare the reverse lens result. (I never thought my keyboard was that dirty :( )

http://www.photofile.nl/postings/104_0489.jpg

This is also taken with the A70, but now holding a Prakticar 50mm f1.8 reverse in front of it. The f1.8 seems to be important. I also tried it with a Canon 28-105 f3.5-4.5 zoom, but this gives only a small viewfield with a lot of black around it.

Anyway it looks promising and Iwill keep playing with it. I'll get some reversing rings first.

Martin

[PaulD]

mahanee,

What Nikkor 50 mm lense did you use. I tried the technique last week with a 50 mm F1.8 AI Lense, lensemate adapter and reversing ring and had a fair amount of vignetting.

Paul

[ryuwulf]

Stunning photo.

mahanee,

What Nikkor 50 mm lense did you use. I tried the technique last week with a 50 mm F1.8 AI Lense, lensemate adapter and reversing ring and had a fair amount of vignetting.

Paul

if you had to get a lens, get one with a larger aperture. You will still get vignetting. The larger the aperture the more you can get in.
YOu can buy a Canon 50mm 1.4 lens for under 40 dollars. I also have a canon 50mm 1.8 and there is a world of difference. Also set both your manual focus and lens set to infinity. From there kinda move in and sway back to find a point of focus. I find this works best.

I have never messed with the aperture on the 50 mm because you cant get enough in the picture. The only aperture i use would be the one on the g3, set that to f8. ill post some images on my site detailing this procedure

until then check it out here
www.ryuwulf.net/my_gear

cheers!!!

[Ikinaa]

I play also with these kind of toys and my G3.
Before having a 50mmf/1.8, I tried with a 35-105f3.5-4.5 (not 100% sure), and noticed that the smaller the focale, the bigger the subject on the picture. So at 35mm, the subject was bigger than the 105 mm.
In the second-hand shop where I bought my 50mm, the owner (who luckily knew the trick and helped me search for a lens) said that was true, and with a 28mm the object should be nearer. (But I'm still in search for a second hand 28mmf1.8 or something like that)
Anyone's trying?

[4walls]

I was searching for the reversing ring you guys were talking about and could not find one. I did find (through the magic called Google) reference to the same subject on another forum.

A coupling ring is what we need for this macro setup, right? I found some on eBay, they are listed between $2 and $15.

[PaulD]

I purchased one from B&H Photo. I was called a Macro Coupler. They have several sizes available.

Paul

[mahanee]

I was searching for the reversing ring you guys were talking about and could not find one. I did find (through the magic called Google) reference to the same subject on another forum.

A coupling ring is what we need for this macro setup, right? I found some on eBay, they are listed between $2 and $15.
u don`t have to use a coupling ring ...
u can use 2 cokin ring filters n seal it 2 become 1 .. n u get a reverse ring ^-^

[mvrekum]

I was searching for the reversing ring you guys were talking about and could not find one. I did find (through the magic called Google) reference to the same subject on another forum.

A coupling ring is what we need for this macro setup, right? I found some on eBay, they are listed between $2 and $15.
u don`t have to use a coupling ring ...
u can use 2 cokin ring filters n seal it 2 become 1 .. n u get a reverse ring ^-^

Yep, done that too. Take the Cokin P-ring, it has a larger area to glue both together.

[FocalSpeed]

I'm so buying all those stuff tomorrow :)

Just one question do you need an extarnal flash for shots like this?

I wanna know some more before actually going and buying the stuff, its not expensive at all but I would still love to know. I'm mainly aiming to get pics of some ants, I got my hands on on Canon FD 50mm lens that has an apreture of 1.0. Is that good for this job?

[stopbath]

Great fly shot. What's that BUZZ, (tell me what's a-happening..) :)

You can also reverse mount a lens directly onto the body with a reverse mount.

See http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0073hC
(There might be better guides about, but this seemed good enough explanation.)

[mahanee]

I'm so buying all those stuff tomorrow :)

Just one question do you need an extarnal flash for shots like this?
I can say, that external flash (i use 420EX for my G3) so important for this macro shot type ... because more longer u attach the lens, more u block this built in flash (u can`t have a good lighting while u shot under a low light)

2nd, with external flash u can have a faster shutter speed up to 1/250 sec to minimize hand shaking and u can have a lower aperture (i always use 8.0 ) I'm mainly aiming to get pics of some ants, I got my hands on on Canon FD 50mm lens that has an apreture of 1.0. Is that good for this job?WOwww.... canon 50mm 1.0 is a powerful lens i can say

here`s another sample of my G3 macro with reverse nikkor 50mm 1.4
http://smith.usefilm.com/photos/users/29011/gallery/299854.jpg

[randallwade]

this is ridiculous macro. I can hardly believe it! Has anyone tried this with the DRebel??? Love the shot mahanee

[Dawg]

This is AWWWWWWWWWWWWsome!!!!

Thanks for sharing
Dawg :)

[mahanee]

this is ridiculous macro. I can hardly believe it! Has anyone tried this with the DRebel??? Love the shot mahanee

my friend that have 300D have try this reverse tehnic using canon (58 mm diameter)50mm 1.4 ..

but i think it`s more difficult all i can say, cause 300D doesn`t have a flip out LCD ^-^

[jimbo236607]

very cool shot!