Macro Photography On A Budget...........

[Kelley (Texas)]

Have you ever thought that you would like to take some close-up pictures of a bug or flower but thought it required a macro lens which are usually pretty expensive? Wrong, you do not need to buy a macro lens. You can take good quality macro pictures using a simple adapter to reverse the lens on your camera. The link below will tell you everything you need to know about using this method for macro photography.

In a recent e-mail conversation about macro photography with Dave, he made mention that he uses the reversed lens method when taking macro pictures. As a result, I did a search on the Internet and found this article about macro photography using the same method that Dave and I discussed. I think that you will enjoy reading this easy to understand "how to do" article on reversing your lens to produce great close-up pictures. Kelley (Texas)

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/reversed-lenses-how-to-shoot-macro-photography-on-a-budget/

 

[fmurphy]

I've heard a lot about doing macro that way but have never tried it. Looks real simple the way the describe it.
Thanks for the link Kelley!!

 

[DavefromCt]

Using my old nex-7 camera only for macros. I made a fiber optic ring light from something they were throwing away at work, that aligns with the flash to put a ring of light around the subject. You could use ringlights out there that are sold commercially. I had an old manual voightlander 35mm lens that I didn't like the quality of so I got an adapter and reversed the lens and used it for a macro. I think I even glued the focus and aperture to a point where the shot came out clear. I know it's really not nicely done but I threw it together and get great macro shots out of it. I used to use this to take photos at work for the other engineers and they really loved them. Other methods folks use are extenders which is a hollow tube that moves the lens away from the camera and increases the image size.

 

[fmurphy]

VERY creative Dave... great quality photo....I've just got a little point n shoot I use for my detecting finds. It is a Nikon AW110... would love to come up with some kind of soft light for that thing. It does real good macro but lighting stinks

 

[DavefromCt]

I think he's researching into making one....something you could use for your macro.

 

[Nancy-IL]

Thanks guys!

Great picture of the coin Dave.