Reverse mounting lenses?

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After looking at the macro thread, i was really impressed with the reverse mounted 18-55mm. Just wondering how do you mount your lens in reverse ? I assume you would need different adaptors if you used a 50mm 1.8 ?

Thanks Chris
 
A reversing ring is threaded on one side, which screws onto your lens filter thread, and the other side of the ring is a bayonet fitting allowing you to mount the lens onto your camera body.
 
NOTE: With reversing rings you can't use the autofocus or the aperture controls, so you will be using your lens wide open.

Or you can try to get hold of a cheap (but good) lens designed for film cameras which have the aperture built in.
 
petersmart said:
NOTE: With reversing rings you can't use the autofocus or the aperture controls, so you will be using your lens wide open.

Or you can try to get hold of a cheap (but good) lens designed for film cameras which have the aperture built in.
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Cant you stop down, hold the DoF preview button and remove the lens ?
 
The 8th August 2009 edition of Amateur Photographer showed how to make your own reversing ring using a short length of PVC pipe, some araldite, a body cap and a lens cap and some black cloth!

And that's genuine.
 
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