Marten Beels wrote:
>
> Hello Darin,
>
> I also really wanted a macro type flash but didn't have any budget for
> one. I did, however, have (2) T-20s that soon became a poor-man's
> macro twin flash.
>
Yeah, I think I'm going to go this route as well. I've already got 1 T-20, 1
T-20 connector, 1 Shoe cord, and an assortment of other TTL cords, so all I
need is another T-20, T-20 connector and a bracket to mount them to. I'd
still like to get a real macro flash some day though, so that I can have
modeling lights.
> I didn't have a true macro lens either, but found that reversing
> lenses, stacking lenses nose to nose, and other methods worked quite
> well. Macro photography is very interesting to me for many reasons.
> Although it can be quite technical and there is plenty of pricy
> equipment available, great results can be obtained with "normal"
> equipment used in different ways.
>
I don't have any bellows lenses, but I do have a Zuiko 50mm 3.5 and a
Vivitar 100mm 2.8 that goes to 1:1. I also have an auto bellows, some
extension tubes, 49mm and 52mm stacking rings, and a 49mm reversal ring. I
think I can get by in this department, at least for the time being. ;^)
>
> I then went to a hardware store and bought some of those metal angles
> and mending plates with 1/4" holes. From that I built a simple bracket
> to hold the flashes where I wanted them to be.
>
Sounds like pretty simple and inexpensive rig. Do you happen to have any
pictures of it?
>
> http://marten.beels.info/Goshen/insects/weevil1.jpg
>
That's a great shot Marten, thanks for sharing it!
Regards,
Darin
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