DIY Macro Lensing!

DonRicklin

I have not tried this myself, yet. From MAKE: online magazine: Weekend Project: Macro Photography On a Budget and Weekend Project: Macro Photography On a Budget (PDF).

Let us know, if anyone tries this, how it turns out! :thumb

Don

System

All the shots in the video were oof

To me, the best part of macro photography is the razor sharp shots taken with a macro lens.

DonRicklin

captain78 wrote:

All the shots in the video were oof

To me, the best part of macro photography is the razor sharp shots taken with a macro lens.

I'm not surprised! He's a hacker/dyi-er, not a photographer!

Still a cool idea!

Don

darkdragon

I built a little something last year that has yeilded decent results. My version is portable and can use different magnifications (for microphotography). It does require a LOT of light though.



Here are some samples.
^ Click link for samples

DonRicklin

darkdragon wrote:

I built a little something last year that has yeilded decent results. My version is portable and can use different magnifications (for microphotography). It does require a LOT of light though.


Here are some samples.
^ Click link for samples

THanks for posting this. I have a Pentax bellows set just like this, I will have to try something similar. I have only used it with a Manual Pentax 105mm lens. (My 'new' Macro set-up.)

Don

darkdragon

DonRicklin wrote:

THanks for posting this. I have a Pentax bellows set just like this, I will have to try something similar. I have only used it with a Manual Pentax 105mm lens. (My 'new' Macro set-up.)

Don

Pretty cool setup, I should try using my bellows with my 100mm and see what I can get.

Here's the thread that created the one i showed above (in the end)