Onion Roots

wiredcur

First experimental shot...



Equipment

Nikon D90
18-105 Nikkor Lens (@105mm & f5.6) with a reversed 50mm f/1.8 (@1.8)
1/125 sec. exposure.

pic of setup...

amg2833

Reversing is a cheap way to hop into some simple macro. I reverse my 28-105 occasionally.

Where did you take this photo?

Lord Vetinari

Not bad- suffering slightly from the shallow DOF and I think some motion blur.

Brian v.

wiredcur

amg2833 wrote:

Reversing is a cheap way to hop into some simple macro. I reverse my 28-105 occasionally.

Where did you take this photo?

In my kitchen, actually. I used a halogen spot to light it since the first attempts were very dark.

(cheap - yes - less than $75 for the manual 50mm lens and rings)

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Not bad- suffering slightly from the shallow DOF and I think some motion blur.

Brian v.

Yes and Definetly! Does the aperture on the reversed lens have any effect on DOF?

Thanks!

Lord Vetinari

wiredcur wrote:

Does the aperture on the reversed lens have any effect on DOF?

Thanks!

I don't think it affects DOF but you will get vignetting if you close it much. Normally used wide open and focused on infinity.

Brian v.

wiredcur

Lord Vetinari wrote:

I don't think it affects DOF but you will get vignetting if you close it much. Normally used wide open and focused on infinity.

Brian v.

Thanks - I'm getting some vignetting just because the size difference between the Zoom Lens (67mm) and the Reversed Lens (52mm).

Tim