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G2 Macro of fly

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KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
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pbase won't let you directly link unless you pay.

try dusting the fly, or shoot a real one like this shot http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=147600 (A fly and his pet) i think you should be able to see that after clicking.

---Mike Savad

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http://www.pbase.com/savad/

http://www.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=9050
 
Mike:

WOW! Incredible photo!

Lisa
mike savad said:
KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
Click to expand...
pbase won't let you directly link unless you pay.

try dusting the fly, or shoot a real one like this shot
http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=147600 (A fly and his pet)
i think you should be able to see that after clicking.

---Mike Savad

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http://www.pbase.com/savad/
Added - More Closeups, Flowers, Buildings, and Still life.

http://www.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=9050
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Hey,

Can someone define reverse macro for me?

Regards,
Brent
foto_oli said:
KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
Click to expand...
great shot! i´ve also experimented with reverse macro shots.

http://www.pbase.com/foto_oli/macro

but i think +4 diopter doesen´t change anythink.

keep on shooting, ...
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On old SLR trick for macros is to reattach the lense backwards using a reversing ring(I never tried it myself though). I made a adaptor by gluing two Cokin adaptors together-this screws onto the DC58 and the lense screws onto that.I had the g2 hooked up to the computer using G2Remote from http://www.breezesys.com/ . I just sat there with the camera set to macro clicking with the mouse until I was resonably happy with the shot.Normally you have to crop out the vignetting caused by the reversed lense but this time i didn't have two-maybe the +4 dioptre helped here). The distance from camera to subject is so small I struggled to get light onto it.Shots I have seen from the G1 and reversed lense appear to get a reasonable working distance.It is winter here so didn't have any decent subjects so an old dead fly I found had to do.I hopes this sheds some light on the this process.
Eric Haglund said:
KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
Click to expand...
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Wow!! Fantastic!!

I have had my G2 for a couple of weeks and am playing around with lenses, adapters, reversing rings etc.

Off to Taupo, weekend after next, and expect to take hundreds of photos.

My 2 x 128 CF cards arrived from Australia this morning :-)

Ron
KiwiKid said:
KiwiKid said:
KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
Click to expand...
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Zippity
Wellington, New Zealand
 
a reverse macro is when you get a standard 50mm slr lens, get a reversing ring, and attach the front of the lens, to the lens of you camera. you get very close close ups with that method.

---Mike Savad
Brent Bowers said:
Can someone define reverse macro for me?

Regards,
Brent
foto_oli said:
KiwiKid said:
This is my first attempt at posting a photo here so I hope it
works.The shot was taken with a +4 diopter and 50mm lens attached
in reverse.Nothing has been done except resized for the web.Here
goes...

http://www.pbase.com/image/3149790/medium
Click to expand...
great shot! i´ve also experimented with reverse macro shots.

http://www.pbase.com/foto_oli/macro

but i think +4 diopter doesen´t change anythink.

keep on shooting, ...
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http://www.pbase.com/savad/

http://www.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=9050
 
I have that shot in a folder of inspirational shots on my desktop.It is a great example of the results that can be achieved reversing a lense. I don't think the G2 will get that depth of field unfortunately,but that was my first trial .
Radu® said:
Pretty good photo, but check this out:
http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=54688

Anyway, I/m happy to find out that G2 is capable of somehow similar
performances.

Cheers
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Oops.Sorry wrong link.Here's the one I should have shown.

http://www.breezesys.f9.co.uk/g1/macro/index.html
KiwiKid said:
This link should be helpful to anyone interested in how to do
this.It also shows the lense setup.I wish I had found it earlier.
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KiwiKid said:
KiwiKid said:
Radu® said:
Pretty good photo, but check this out:
http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=54688

Anyway, I/m happy to find out that G2 is capable of somehow similar
performances.

Cheers
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KK,

Last night I tried using the reversing ring, the 3+ close-up lens and the reversed 50mm SLR lens, but could not achieve results anywhere near as good as yours.

Obviously, I am doing something wrong :-(

Are you using digital zoom?

Ron
KiwiKid said:
http://www.breezesys.f9.co.uk/g1/macro/index.html
KiwiKid said:
This link should be helpful to anyone interested in how to do
this.It also shows the lense setup.I wish I had found it earlier.
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KiwiKid said:
KiwiKid said:
Radu® said:
Pretty good photo, but check this out:
http://www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=54688

Anyway, I/m happy to find out that G2 is capable of somehow similar
performances.

Cheers
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Zippity - A happy G2 owner
Wellington, New Zealand
 
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