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Poor man's macro

Started Nov 2, 2012 | Discussions thread
hootsmon
OP hootsmon Contributing Member • Posts: 903
Re: Poor man's macro

Nice work; I like how you managed DOF in that flower pic.

I'm intrigued by your homebrew reversing-ring, and I'm now wondering when to use reversing-ring, vs extension-tubes?  A bit of Googling suggests that by reversing the lens you can achieve higher magnification (than extension-tubes I assume).  Just wondering if this is why reversing-rings are 'better', or are there other benefits too?

BTW, I'm a homebrew fan, but I just saw this NX reversing-ring that looks purpose-built for my Rokkor len's 49mm filter thread.  What do you think?

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