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Bachs
13-08-2005, 17:30
This is my first attempt at reversing the kit lens on the 350D to get a macro shot.

Set the shot up, pressed the DOF Preview button, took the lens off with the camera still powered up, moved the camera in and out to manually focus and stopped breathing!

http://www.bachs.shutterschool.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_6461.jpg
fingerz
13-08-2005, 17:41
I understood no part of what you just said, but the picture's pretty :)
Gandhi
13-08-2005, 18:54
Good technique dude!

And I'm bloody impressed you pulled that off with no camera shake. I used to try this back when I started 35mm stuff about 18yrs ago (god I'm old) but my shots never came out anywhere as good as that!

I'm sure you used to be able to buy adapters that would let you do exactly that, reverse the lens, they have the lens bayonet on one side and a filter thread on the other.

Wonders........
matty
13-08-2005, 18:55
that is Good!
CT
13-08-2005, 19:03
LOL. You've done that holding the reversed lens in front of the camera? :shock:

I used to do that a thousand years ago but with the reverse adaptor mount and macro bellows. That's way cool! :thumb:
Steve
13-08-2005, 19:17
Your much braver than me !!! :thumb:

Stunning results as well :shock:


I have to say that fingerz comment cracked me up :lol:
fingerz
13-08-2005, 19:50
Happy to be of soivice.
Bachs
13-08-2005, 20:01
I understood no part of what you just said, but the picture's pretty :)

Sounds good though innit?
fingerz
13-08-2005, 20:05
Word.
Gandhi
13-08-2005, 20:34
bloody kidz
Gandhi
13-08-2005, 20:35
talk proper
Steve
13-08-2005, 20:39
God help us, the place is decending into street talk :nono:

Big it up for the old timers :woot:
fingerz
13-08-2005, 20:48
...decending into street talk

Whassamatter? Don't you speak blinglish?
wez130
13-08-2005, 21:25
better results than i've had doing this, and i've got the adapter for it too, mind, i only found out abouth the DoF button trick the other day so i always had a really narrow DoF.
good job bachs
dod
17-08-2005, 08:45
she's got really bad skin ;) Nice one Bachs :thumb:
SammyC
17-08-2005, 10:11
Tried it the other day with the kit lense and its quite amazing how close you can get! Tried it with the sigma too but couldn't get that to work.
jewel
17-08-2005, 12:52
This is my first attempt at reversing the kit lens on the 350D to get a macro shot.

What do you mean you reversed the lense?

Jewel
McMav
17-08-2005, 13:18
Means he turned the lens around so that the normal front of the lens was at the body of the camera and the normal rear of the lens with bayonet fitting was at the front.
SammyC
17-08-2005, 13:48
Has to be hand held in place unless you have an adaptor thingy (technical term).
Garnock
17-08-2005, 14:30
she's got really bad skin ;) Nice one Bachs :thumb:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Garnock
17-08-2005, 14:31
That's a great example of this technique.
Very impressive.

Cameron