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I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

Now to anybody that knows me, that probably doesn't come as a surprise.

However, I did something today I thought I'd share. It's stuff like this that make me love it even more...

I really enjoy macro, but unfortunately don't really have the money for such a luxury as a "proper" macro lens (although this doesn't stop me watching them on eBay in the slim hope one comes up...).

So, thought I'd try a cool trick.

Take 1 body cap:

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A filter:

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An old Olympus OM prime lens left over from my old camera:

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Smashy smashy:

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Cut a hole in the cap:

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Sanded down the knurled part of the filter to make a flatter surface for the adhesive:

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Stuck them together:

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The finished article, one reverse mounted lens!

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On the camera (sorry, shit phone pic):

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Total cost, £5 for the filter from the local shop. Obviously if you have one, it's free.

Considering I made this today and only had a quick play, I'm pretty happy with it! The shallow DOF means that I have to step down and therefore shoot at a higher ISO.

Here are some of the results, all hand held:

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DSC_7620 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_7834 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_7835 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_7838 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_7880 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_7980 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr


Anyway, that's it really Smile.

Cheers.

RE: I love photography... - Niall - 21-08-2013

Christ Curt that has worked brilliantly!

RE: I love photography... - samass - 21-08-2013

love it!! surprsingly good results for what is technically a bodge lol

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

Cheers lads Smile

Oh yeah it's a complete bodge haha, you can buy proper reverse mounts... but this was more interesting lol

RE: I love photography... - Niall - 21-08-2013

Can i borrow it to send some pictures of me to the missus?

RE: I love photography... - Just Sean - 21-08-2013

That's awesome!!

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

(21-08-2013, 07:51 PM)Niall Wrote: Can i borrow it to send some pictures of me to the missus?

lmao

It's not that good... Tongue

(21-08-2013, 07:52 PM)Just Sean Wrote: That's awesome!!

Cheers man Smile

RE: I love photography... - Matt - 21-08-2013

f*cking awesome stuff man Smile

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

Cheers mate Smile

RE: I love photography... - Grant - 21-08-2013

Jesus Curt, thats awesome! Repped.

If you use a longer lens (i.e 55-200) would you be able to get closer images?

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

Thanks Grant, I hoped it would be of interest/help Smile.

No, unfortunately you would get less magnification as it works the other way around! Prime lenses are ideal for this tbh.

Also bear in mind, if you have a modern lens with no physical controls, you can't control the aperture at all. You would have to fix the aperture on the camera when you remove the lens... Which is why older lenses are great. The bonus is, there's lots about so they can be had cheap.

If you want to use a 55-200 for macro, extension tubes would be what you want. I have some coming tomorrow, so more to play with haha. I think a tripod would become a necessity on the longer focal lengths though.

I'll take some with varying lenses when they arrive, hopefully be able to get some good 'uns.

RE: I love photography... - Just Sean - 21-08-2013

Should make them and sell them on eBay Wink

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

They're actually already all over the place and cheap lol. I was just being impatient, thought why not, and using an awkward size lens so made one.

RE: I love photography... - Grant - 21-08-2013

Fair play Curt. Keep us updated on how this goes. Genuinely love this idea. Likewise to you I want a macro lense but am not willing to shell out for one.

RE: I love photography... - Pete - 21-08-2013

The bee shots are awesome! Everybody loves a macro shot.

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

(21-08-2013, 08:22 PM)Grant Wrote: Fair play Curt. Keep us updated on how this goes. Genuinely love this idea. Likewise to you I want a macro lense but am not willing to shell out for one.

Will do. It's a really good budget alternative! It's tricky and requires patience, especially with bloody bees (which must be the must indecisive creature ever, (apart from Dum-Dum...)). If you're interested though, definitely grab an old manual lens and try it! I got mine for £30, I think, a couple of years ago. Equally the extension tubes are supposed to be a good alternative, with lighting being the only issue. I also have a cheap ring "flash" on the way (not really a flash, but we shall see).

(21-08-2013, 08:23 PM)Pete Wrote: The bee shots are awesome! Everybody loves a macro shot.

Thanks Pete! I'm liking it more the more I do it.

RE: I love photography... - c.gerrard - 21-08-2013

Awesome photos!

Someone's husband I work with bought a macro lense to get photos like that and he apparently spent all day trying to get a photo of a bee looking down the lens. He failed lol

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 21-08-2013

Cheers dude Smile

Haha, guess it doesn't matter how much gear you have if you can't use it/your subject doesn't want to play ball.

Going to try and find some spiders to annoy tomorrow!

RE: I love photography... - amiek - 22-08-2013

that is amazing!

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 22-08-2013

(22-08-2013, 12:54 PM)amiek Wrote: that is amazing!

I was pleased with it Smile

I have some more to upload once I've gone through them, I couldn't find any spiders though Sad. Although I found lots of flies!

RE: I love photography... - ozonehostile - 22-08-2013

Ooh nice idea. Good stuff dude :-)

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 22-08-2013

Cheers man Smile.

Here's a few more from today.

This lot are the same set-up, reverse mount:

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DSC_8209 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8199 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8260 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8293 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8062 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

100% crop:

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DSC_8062 Crop by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

The next lot are using extension tubes, which arrived today. 36mm+20mm, so still 12mm left, with my 55-300.

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DSC_8512 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8514 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8430 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8426 by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

100% crop:

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DSC_8426 Crop by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

RE: I love photography... - ozonehostile - 22-08-2013

that last one of the flies head is awesome!

RE: I love photography... - Pompey306mark - 22-08-2013

Curt these are really good love the detail in the last one.

RE: I love photography... - Grant - 22-08-2013

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DSC_8426 Crop by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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RE: I love photography... - Toms306 - 22-08-2013

Wow...not much impresses me but those shots really are awesome! Nice one Curt!

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 22-08-2013

lmao Grant

(22-08-2013, 08:42 PM)Pompey306mark Wrote: Curt these are really good love the detail in the last one.

Cheers Mark, I'm pleased with it. Going to stick the last tube on tomorrow and see what I can find Smile

Edit:

(22-08-2013, 09:27 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Wow...not much impresses me but those shots really are awesome! Nice one Curt!

Thanks Tom Smile

RE: I love photography... - Grant - 22-08-2013

But on a serious note Curt.

That last photo of the fly is


AMAZING!!!!

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 22-08-2013

Cheers man, it's awesome when you zoom in on a photo, it's in perfect focus and all the details are there. Problem is I get carried away, too excited and scare them off lol

There's quite a few more worthy of cropping like that one, but I left them original as it shows what was achieved purely with the lens set-up more.

RE: I love photography... - Curt - 22-08-2013

Here's a couple more crops, not 100% as they didn't look right.

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DSC_8496 Crop by Curtis Footman, on Flickr

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DSC_8209 Crop by Curtis Footman, on Flickr