These are a few of my first shots with a "macro" set-up. Decided to mess around with a reverse mounted Quantaray 28mm f/2.8 at first before I drop $$ on an actual macro lens.

Tape Dispenser


Blackberry Trackball


Federal Hydra-Shok .40


SweeTART


.40 S&W Casing


Sour Straw


Quarter


Hairbrush


Leopard Gecko (blurry, he wouldn't stay still)


Leatherman


Match Burning


Razor Blade


Toothbrush Bristles




XD-40 Barrel


Gecko House


Poker Chips

 

cool shots

 

Nice shots E!

 

damn.....

 

that looks like one dirty razor blade!

 

wow those are craaazy close shots. Pretty nice.

 

sweet looking gecko....here's mine

 

Thanks for the comments guys

Lol yeah it's old and has been sitting in my shower for a while collecting whatever that orangish pink shit is.

Sweet Leopard! Mine's just a baby now. How old is that one??

 

About 10 months now, had her for a little over a month

 

Nice work....

 

That is impressive, do you have pics or links to what you used to make the reverse mount? This is a great option for someone who wants to adapt a lens instead of buying an entirely new macro lens!

 

its amazing how interesting a macro shot can make an everyday object. man, i havent used my macro lens in agessss lol... i should start again... i have a Sigma f2.8 105mm macro with a 1:1

here's a sample shot i did a few years ago with my lens... good lens for the money

 

Hey I had to run to work so I didn't have time to get any good pictures, or any pictures of the lens on my camera. But here are a few pics of what I used..

The lens..


Reverse mount adapter..


Lens with reverse mount adapter..


Cheap extension tubes from eBay..


Extension tubes on the lens..


What the sensor sees..



Anthony, that's a really nice shot! Maybe one day soon I will have an actual macro lens to play with. Would really like to invest in an MPE-65!

 

I'm going to get a coupling ring so that I can hang my 50mm F2 lens on the front of my 200mm F4 lens, that should allow me to focus a lot closer.

 

i'm convinced on the same setup. if you don't mind me asking, how much did you spend for all your stuff?

 

Don't mind at all. The lens was $15 + shipping on eBay and the reverse mount ring was about $6 shipped I believe. Definitely a good investment for the price. Just be sure you get an older lens with manual aperture adjustment and the filter size on the reverse mount adapter is the same size as the lens (ex: 52mm, 67mm, etc.).

 

thanks for the heads up, i appreciate it!

 

i did this one with my little canon powershot a while ago when i found a baby lizard.

 

Nice pic quiksilver! Did you keep him?

 

nah set him free he was pretty photogenic for a long time too