achieve macro, cheaply?

[mattman193]

apart from using a reversing ring
is there any cheap things that i can buy
or does anyone know any tricks that i can do to acheive good macro photographs

e.g cheap lensses/convertors ect


i am very skint and only have the standard kit lens for canon1000D , aa 75-300mm tele macro 1:2 lens, a set of studio lights and an external flash

i would greatly appreciate some help
ty guys :)

[mattman193]

i also have a film slr with a collection of different lenses

[paradiddleluke]

wrong section, belongs in the EF/EF-S lens section not the archives but putting that aside, there are extension tubes that you can get, I have heard Kenko makes good ones, that will lower your lenses minimum focusing distance, allowing better macro without paying an arm and a leg for a separate macro lens

[VisualOddity]

I took this today w/ a kit lens and macro ring. It's tricky getting it in focus, and the AF is useless, but it's still fun...


http://visualoddity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Gabes_ring-100322-0004.jpg

[kloodee]

50mm F1.8 + Ex tubes and embaded pop up flash ! cheapest set i could think about,, let me show you some samples,,,, very very sharp !

1:No PP what so ever
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4156/img64562.jpg (http://img511.imageshack.us/i/img64562.jpg/)

i think i used 36+24 @f16 along with the 50mm and the T1i

2:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/773/img7106copycopy.jpg (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/img7106copycopy.jpg/)

same but guess what it's @ F5.6 !! yet very sharp at focus point

3: freaking small jumping spider here

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6466/img46763.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/i/img46763.jpg/)

@ F20 ! yes the pop up flash in the Rebel is cabable of 1/200, F22, iso 100 ! but you need to increase the flash power index to atleast +1 in the spider case


it's fully AF btw ! but i prefere manual focus when using my kenko tubes

[MARK1992]

Nail clipper! :D

[kloodee]

Nail clipper! :D

an old rusty one :P still could be used for photography i quess :lol:

[AWGD8]

Is it possible to use Sigma 50mm with tubes for macro shot? Just wondering?

[kloodee]

Is it possible to use Sigma 50mm with tubes for macro shot? Just wondering?

ofcourse as long as its canon mount(EF or EFS), but be aware that the old kenko tubes didnt support the EFS lenes, i mean supporting the AF ofcourse
in Ebay you might fine cheap plastic tubes with no connectors, these will mount any lens but with no possible AF what so ever
just get your self a kenko set, 3 pieaces(36,24, and 12) putting them in any combination with full AF !

i personally tried it with the 50 nifty, kit lens 18-55, and the 55-250, worked on all just perfectly the same as attaching them directly AF wise ::lol: