Canon A70 Super Macro

The lens you recommend is a 35mm Canon EF, F2 with a 52mm filter size. I'm assuming that any lens with a 52mm filter size to match the coupler will do the trick, eh?
Lovely pics.

Yes, but different lenses will change the magnification you get. The 35 f/2 and 50 f/1.8 are both light and in the same general magnification range (the 35's a bit stronger). You could use lenses with different filter sizes and step-up/step-down rings too.

Thank you. I'm gonna' try this.

hi i got the whole set as shown with canon g10,before i start i want to make sure the set is fine, i got canon FD 50mm 1:1.8lens from ebay, my question what should be the aperture value to be set in the reverse lens, because i think the lens which i got is defective, the aperture diaphragm is not moving, any suggestion,thank you

It won't move unless you lock the big lever all the way CCW (as seen from the rear of the lens). This only works on the "old" FD lenses with the silver mounting ring. But lens aperture on that won't matter anyhow; your camera's aperture is what matters.

megaweb, the macro shots are simply awesome. The detail and composition are very good. Good job capturing

Jon wrote in post #8757395
It won't move unless you lock the big lever all the way CCW (as seen from the rear of the lens). This only works on the "old" FD lenses with the silver mounting ring. But lens aperture on that won't matter anyhow; your camera's aperture is what matters.

Hey Jon. I am slightly new to photography. Can you tell me how the camera's aperture would differ from the lens's aperture?

You'll still be using the aperture on the G10's built-in lens. The aperture setting on the FD lens is irrelevant to the process. Essentially, you're using the FD50 as a highly-corrected +20 close-up lens and regular close-up lenses don't even have separate diaphragms. All stopping down the 50 would do is decrease the amount of light available to the G10, leading to longer exposure times. It'll have minimal impact on the depth of field, which is the main reason you'd want to adjust aperture in macro work anyhow.

amazing shots man , really !

Amazing shots...
Excellent work man...

WoW!!! What a beautiful shot.

These are amazing pictures. I wish I could take pictures like that. The effects are amazing.

Thanks for sharing.

Wish I knew about this (and potn) when I had my A70!

Excellent.

Wow! Awesome trick and great pics!

thats nice.