Following on from 100mm macro thread.........

[Mini1275]

As some of you may be aware i started a thread looking for info on the Canon 100mm Macro (thank-you to all those who replied ), after further research on the tinternet i found quite a few people fixing reversed 50mm onto the 100mm, has anyone tried this before? and is it a good idea?, i also found a person using a reversed 18-55mm. Is there any downsides of this?
thanks

Edited by Mini1275 on Wednesday 28th October 11:59

[4hero]

Focusing is a nightmare with two lenses, I've tried almost every method of macro going . You can get pretty close, but the quality of the shots isn't that great.

Stick with the 100mm and some extension tubes, much easier option in my opinion

[Mini1275]

Cool, cheers!

[jon-]

I've heard of reversing a 50mm giving ok results, I've never heard of stacking a 50 onto a 100. As Neil said focusing would be great fun! I can barely focus a single lens well, let alone 2!

[rasputin]

I have reversed a 50mm lens onto a 135mm lens with a teleconverter added for taste.

Close? Yes. 12:1 macro

That was on a tripod, took 10 minutes to focus onto a bit of paper on a desk, another 10 minutes to find the midge-sized insect in front of the viewfinder, and about an hour to focus onto a bit of it's eye.

The vibration from standing up/moving the cable release/changing aperture/breathing would ruin everything.

I don't recommend it

[jon-]

rasputin said:

I have reversed a 50mm lens onto a 135mm lens with a teleconverter added for taste.

Close? Yes. 12:1 macro

That was on a tripod, took 10 minutes to focus onto a bit of paper on a desk, another 10 minutes to find the midge-sized insect in front of the viewfinder, and about an hour to focus onto a bit of it's eye.

The vibration from standing up/moving the cable release/changing aperture/breathing would ruin everything.

I don't recommend it

At 12:1 I'd have thought the vibration from the earth rotating would ruin everything

[Mini1275]

jon- said:

rasputin said:

I have reversed a 50mm lens onto a 135mm lens with a teleconverter added for taste.

Close? Yes. 12:1 macro

That was on a tripod, took 10 minutes to focus onto a bit of paper on a desk, another 10 minutes to find the midge-sized insect in front of the viewfinder, and about an hour to focus onto a bit of it's eye.

The vibration from standing up/moving the cable release/changing aperture/breathing would ruin everything.

I don't recommend it

At 12:1 I'd have thought the vibration from the earth rotating would ruin everything

[RobDickinson]

I've done a 3 article series on macro on the cheap, part 1 here:
http://zarphag.com/index.php?option=com_content&am...

Honestly , reversing and extension tubes have 'issues'...