First serious attempt at macro

[bromm]

Took a canon body cap, the ring from a uv filter, cut the center out of the body cap and glued the ring to it. Screw the cap to my camera body and screw the kit lens reversed onto the filter ring and I'm set for macro. Made it before work this morning, shot these shots handheld, not very steady, and with the narrow DOF these are not the greatest shots, but I'm on my way. I seemed to get higher mag. with the kit lens set at 18mm. Thanks for looking.
These fly images were strongly backlit.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9827-01.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9826-01.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9822-01.jpg

Not sure what this is

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9831-01.jpg

I think this is a mite of a sort, very small, those small holes are pits in metal siding. He had to be smaller than a pen point.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9856-01.jpg

A very common jumper here, Id anyone?

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9865-01.jpg

Last one, a close up of the jumper

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/IMG_9858-02.jpg

[Mrselfdestruct]

Nice pictures. What dop you use as a body cap now? I have been thinking of doing this but I have to always use my body cap because my bag doesnt fit my body and lens at the same time because of the battery grip.

[LordV]

Good shots- nice bit of DIY.
The jumper is Salticus scenicus (most common one in the UK anyway).
Just in case you don't know you can shut down the aperture a bit to say F8 by attaching the lens normally- set the aperture press the DOF preview button and remove the lens whilst keeping the preview button depressed. Gives you better DOF at the expense of a slightly dim viewfinder.

Mrselfdestruct- you can get replacement body caps quite easily in a camera shop although you can also get 58mm reversing adapters quite easily as well (ebay).

Brian V.

[kyleturbo]

#3 combined with natural light makes it look so real...like Im looking at a head of a fly that really is 10feet wide. ...gross:)

[gigungle]

Wow crazy Idea, I'm amazed with the results too bad the DOF is so thin.

[dpastern]

Good DIY effort, well done! Like the fly head shot, lovely, and the jumper looks a lovely jumper!

Dave

[bromm]

Thanks for the heads up on the aperature setting Brian. That dof wide open is so thin. :D

Thanks everyone for the comments.