Critique Reversed Lens Test (Green Orb Spider)

Neil Burnell

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Thought I'd order a couple of cheap eBay lenses for reversing to see if I can get better results when going closer than 2:1.

The lens came and unfortunately I had no adapter... but I thought I would hand hold it on some extension tubes just to have a look!!!

Heres the result:


This was shot with the lens reversed on 36mm of tubes gives roughly 3.5:1.

Then the adapter came today so I had a quick hunt round the garden. It was pretty windy but I did manage to find this little Green Orb Spider on our Fig Tree.

This tiny Green Orb Spider roughly 3mm in length. now I have really struggled with extreme macro 2:1 and beyond, but I now believe this was down to the previous equipment, maybe the Tamron, tubes and rayon all together just isn't a good combination?!!!. This image was shot using an old Takumar 28mm 2.8 at F11, the lens was reversed onto 36mm extension tubes which gives roughly 3.5:1

This was a 3 shot stack handheld by holding the leaf against the blue sky.
 
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Well Neil two cracking shots with that setup, the spider one is awesome and as your technique improves you can only get better, super shots.
 
Very good start to a new setup to you have got.

Shows that you don't need expensive lenses such as MP-E to achieve the magnification or sharpness ;)
 
Two very good shots Neil, with plenty of detail.(y)

As I said in our conversations I knew you'd be pleased with the results using that setup.

George.
 
Neil Burnell said:
This tiny Green Orb Spider roughly 3mm in length. now I have really struggled with extreme macro 2:1 and beyond, but I now believe this was down to the previous equipment, maybe the Tamron, tubes and rayon all together just isn't a good combination?!!!. This image was shot using an old Takumar 28mm 2.8 at F11, the lens was reversed onto 36mm extension tubes which gives roughly 3.5:1

This was a 3 shot stack handheld by holding the leaf against the blue sky.
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Great execution! You and the new kit are going to get on very well together by the look of it.
 
Very nice Neil
 
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