Derek:
You can buy a lens reversing adapter, so you don't have to hold the
lens. I have one, but I have never used it. It mounts in place of the
lens, and the lens screws onto the adapter using the filter threads.
Bill Stanke
derek fong wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 02:57 pm, iwert wrote:
>
> ? I understand this won't turn my 50 1.8 into a macro lens... but it is
> ? nice
> ? to know I have a little extra, and that physics apply on both sides
> ? (naturally, however, geometry was my favorite)!
>
> I read (and tried) a tip in a National Geographic article about turning
> a 50mm lens into a macro lens. You have to unmount it from the camera,
> focus it to infinity, then hold the lens reversed in front of the open
> body and move yourself to focus on your subject. Not the most elegant
> solution but it's cool to know that it works. =)
>
> -f
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