Reversing the lens allows you to get real close.... seriously close, close
enough you are blocking your light.....and doesn't allow you to back off.
I think the links here are with a 14-45 reversed, hand held, as you have to
move the camera closer or further way to do any focusing. Most of the
subjects are the width of a tooth pic. Usually only the center third of the
FOV is in focus, sometimes I got lucky.
And last but not least, it was fun.
My rule of thumb that seemed to work was, 14 mm lens meant the FOV was 14mm,
a 45mm lens was 45mm FOV (wide) I had extreme difficulties once I used 150
to 200 mm lenses, seemed most effective at about 60-100, and at that point,
I was getting about the same thing as you can with a EX25 and 50 mm macro,
or a 35 mm macro (assuming your using an Olympus E series camera...... we do
talk about these on this list, don't we :-)?
I don't think I have any cropped shots in this list.
Reverse Macro 14-45, E-500
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/404273753/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/403160554/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/403142621/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/391269067/
the crop on this was about 1/10th of the outside edges, looks like the
worlds tiniest cricket to me, that tall thing to the left is a moss branch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/403142618/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/377604996/
a lot of 14-45 pics on this page;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/page10/
Reverse Macro 40-150, E 500
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/370473789/
I now know this is commonly called a pixie cup
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/370473788/
50 mm Macro with EX 25 E-330
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/1737309220/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/2184431113/
50 mm macro reversed E-330
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/2184428325/
70-300 with EC 14 macro E-330
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55838750@N00/2185215308/
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Nichols
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 4:20 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
Moose,
First off, I'm cheap. I use what I have at hand, or, can obtain cheaply. I
have a 50/1.4 Takumar, but have it dedicated to my film SLR. That left the
55/1.8 and 2x extender free to play with.
I assume that, to reverse the lens, the adapter would have to attach to the
filter threads. I really don't understand what this would do for me, unless
it would give me a different distance to the sensor which could be used
beneficially.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:41 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
> I'm enjoying watching this little series of experiments.
>
> My first approach, given the lenses at hand and an M42 adapter, would
> have been to put the M42 Adaptall2 on my Tamron 90/2.5 macro lens and
> shoot away.
>
> As I think about it, I wonder if an auto bellows for the pentax screw
> mount exists. With double cable release, it would make things quicker to
> operate. But then with a standard lens, reversing it might give better
> IQ results, and that puts paid to aperture automation.
>
> Have you thought about an adapter to reverse the lens?
>
> An Inquiring Moose
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> In past years, I have used a Takumar with a 2x extender to obtain
>> occasional closeups with a film SLR. I wanted to find out what this
>> combination would do on the E-510.
>>
>> The linked shot was made with a Takumar 55/1.8 lens and 2x extender
>> mounted on a chipped adapter on the E-510. Focusing was done wide open,
>> then the lens was stopped down to either 4 or 5.6 for the shot.
>>
>> I tried this technique with faster moving subjects and had no luck at
>> all. This little fellow sat still long enough for me to get the job
>> done. The lens combination appears to have possibilities if I can just
>> pick the right subjects.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Another+Small+One.tif.html
>>
>> Critiques and comments welcomed.
>
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