Yes, focus was moving the camera back and forth. In a couple of them I used
a macro rail, usually I just rested my hand on something but it was hard
with a view finder so moved up to the 330.
A reverse macro ring is cheap, as I recall about $20, usually the are a
4/3rds mount to a 58 mm ring, though I have added adaptors to deal with up
to a 72 mm lens filter ring.
I searched 4/3 reverse macro
And got this, 14 dollars.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/reverse-macro-adapter-58mm-for-Olympus-4-3-E500-300-E-1_
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-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Nichols
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:32 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
Scott,
Thanks for sharing your images and showing me what can be done. For now, I
can get what I need from the 55mm and 2x, but I might find a reason to try
your approach.
How did you focus? Just by moving the lens and camera fore and aft?
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Peden" <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:59 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
>
> 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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