If it's not the electronic Novaflex and assuming you wish to use an EF lens, how do you plan to stop it down?
If it's not the electronic Novaflex and assuming you wish to use an
EF lens, how do you plan to stop it down?
Or do you plan to use a manual lens of some kind?
I reversed a 28mm manual Hanimex by epoxying it to a body cap.
This lens has a 49mm filter thread and this worked out well, as it
would fit in the groove that runs around the body cap and this made
for easy centering and glueing.
It doesn't do a bad macro either, for a "rainy day with nothing to
do" project lens.
--If it's not the electronic Novaflex and assuming you wish to use an
EF lens, how do you plan to stop it down?
Or do you plan to use a manual lens of some kind?
I reversed a 28mm manual Hanimex by epoxying it to a body cap.
This lens has a 49mm filter thread and this worked out well, as it
would fit in the groove that runs around the body cap and this made
for easy centering and glueing.
It doesn't do a bad macro either, for a "rainy day with nothing to
do" project lens.
If you want to go this route you have to get a manual iris lens.
You can normally buy a 50 mm 1.8 lens used for no money at all.
--If it's not the electronic Novaflex and assuming you wish to use an
EF lens, how do you plan to stop it down?
Or do you plan to use a manual lens of some kind?
I reversed a 28mm manual Hanimex by epoxying it to a body cap.
This lens has a 49mm filter thread and this worked out well, as it
would fit in the groove that runs around the body cap and this made
for easy centering and glueing.
It doesn't do a bad macro either, for a "rainy day with nothing to
do" project lens.
Kjeld Olesen
http://www.acapixus.dk
I did something similar to this. I made my own adapter ring by
gluing two stepping rings front to front. This allowed me to screw
on a manual lens reversed in front of a telephoto. It gives me
about 7:1 magnification.
Here is a picture of my setup:
Hope this helps,
Jake
Yes it is. It is a 28mm f3.5-16. I got it used from B&H for about $30. The aperture ring is at the front, but the numbers are on the bottom side of the lens.
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--Any lense you recommend? I was going to buy the canon 50mm f/1.8,
but I don´t think that is a manual iris lense...
If you want to go this route you have to get a manual iris lens.
You can normally buy a 50 mm 1.8 lens used for no money at all.
--If it's not the electronic Novaflex and assuming you wish to use an
EF lens, how do you plan to stop it down?
Or do you plan to use a manual lens of some kind?
I reversed a 28mm manual Hanimex by epoxying it to a body cap.
This lens has a 49mm filter thread and this worked out well, as it
would fit in the groove that runs around the body cap and this made
for easy centering and glueing.
It doesn't do a bad macro either, for a "rainy day with nothing to
do" project lens.
Kjeld Olesen
http://www.acapixus.dk
I made a similar setup to join two 77mm thread Canon lenses, but the magnification was way too great for what I wanted. Here is a "handheld" shot of my monitor....I did something similar to this. I made my own adapter ring by
gluing two stepping rings front to front. This allowed me to screw
on a manual lens reversed in front of a telephoto. It gives me
about 7:1 magnification.
Here is a picture of my setup:
Hope this helps,
Jake
What if I had a 50 mm f1.4 manual lens. It's an old Canon lens. Would this not work?
I did a quick search on B&H for these adapters, but "male to male adapter" just turned up a bunch of cable adapters. Any idea of brands or other ways to track one down?
Thanks, I found them (for $8 each). I'll probably get the 52-49 so that I can use my 50mm f1.8 Canon on-camera and an old Olympus 50mm lens. I may get a 52-52 too, so I can use an old Olympus 28mm lens. I'd like to use them with my Canon 28-135 lens on-camera, but I don't see any 72-49 adapters, and doubt I'll find a step-down ring that will work.
