Screw-In Macro Lenses

[Bail]

Well I tried the "Reversed" lens. I have an 50mm F1.8 FD (Older canon lens). and put it glass to glass with my EF 50mm

The cool thing is that the FD Lens outer ring is 55mm and the outer ring of the EF lens is 52mm. So with some black construction paper and a couple of rubber bands (To block out light), This is what I got.

[gdelossantos]

I have some of those screw-in macros, a set of +1, +2 and +4, another of +3 and +10, all togheter make +20, i'm learning to use them cuz i have a few days with them...



This show is with +3 hehe...

[beckywithasmile]

Here are two of mine with a screw on filter. I have a Panasonic DMC FZ7 (not you're average point and shoot, but not a SLR). Here were some of my results

[Michael Brown]

Glad to see everyone experimenting, learning, ... and generally having some fun!

For the vast majority, something like the Canon 250D or 500D diopters is what you would want to screw on the front of your lens.
You can add them to the macro, ... or to your zoom. (I do not know what Nikon calls their diopters)
Works like a charm, and I often use the 500D on a older zoom for the type of depth it gives me, plus allowing me to zoom in and out without changing focus.

If I remember in this thread, one asked where to get the step up/step down rings, or macro coupling rings, to add a 50mm lens in reverse to your existing macro.
You can find these at B&H Photo or Adorama fairly easy.
They usually run around $15.

If you care to look, take a look at my blog journal and you can see many images made with the zoom/diopter combo, and some with the reverse 50mm attached to the macro.

Many have asked me why I will use a reverse lens on my macro, when I can do the same thing with extension tubes.
The reason being that I get the kind of depth that I want with the reverse method.
You simply have your reversed lens set to wide open and make adjustments with your main lens. Plus this helps to eliminate vignetting on the corners.
A 50mm 1.4 or 1.2 lens often will help in eliminating the vignetting as well.

I need more coffee before I write anymore!

Hope this might help a bit!

[velvet4269]

I bought a set of 4 (+1, +2, +4 and +10) close-up filters from Amazon.com - I tried getting the Bower, but the place I ordered from was out of stock, so they sent me the Mandee 4-set for the same cost: about $20. I've been having fun with them, and gotten some interesting results, although I'm still playing with them. You can see my results here. All photos are hand-held.

They're definitely growing on me, but they're also very much making me want a macro lens.

[magote]

I tried a set of close-up lens, but didn´t have much success. So then I tried a Raynox DCR-250 snap-on conversion lens. I like it much better. The cost is about the same < $50. My sunflower shot in this thred was taken with this lens.
magote