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Macro Stuff

December 23, 2008 on 5:22 pm | In Photography | 1 Comment

Just got this in the mail.

Put them together, and you get this:

Got it for cheap via eBay. Less than MYR40 with delivery from HK.

Put this between the SLR and the lens, and use your normal camera lenses to take macro photos. One of the pieces is a reversing ring too.

My first attempt:

Random SO-DIMM RAM. From Macro Tools

This isn’t a very sophisticated piece of equipment. The instructions that came with it is as below.

 

All it does is put a little distance between the lens and the camera, and you’ll be able to focus closer to your subject. Put the 3 middle rings in different combination to get different tube length. With this cheapo thing, everything’s manual. No auto-focus. No aperture control.

In fact, with the newer DA lenses which don’t come with an aperture ring, you can’t even open up the lens aperture. I had to use a piece of tape to hold the aperture open when taking this shot.

My best lens only has an aperture size of f3.5. I think it’ll be better if I can get hold of a cheap 50mm f1.4 lens.

The material is light but sturdy enough. The black anodized paint is sure to give at some point. The most important thing, is that care must be taken when installing the lens to the cheap adapter unit. It’s possible to turn the adapter ring too far and jam it onto the lens.

Still, it’s good for the money.