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Published: 2009-06-29 20:45:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 36150; Favourites: 778; Downloads: 985
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I really enjoyed making the last tutorial, so I decided to make another one and share with you a technique I learned not long ago.If this tutorial helped you feel free to post links to your deviations made with the reversed lens, I'd love to see them
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You wouldn't happen to know if this works with a Nikon D80 too would you? I'm new to photography & a little lost...
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That's okay, thanks anyway!
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I had no idea you can reverse your lens. Amazing!! Thanks for sharing.
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very informative and kind of you to share. thanks.[link]
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Oooh I love you for explaining the stacking thing! 
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Thank you for the tutorial~!! I tried doing this with my 18-55mm Canon lens, but I couldn't seem to get anything in focus at all. D: I was using a tripod, but I couldn't seem to manually focus to save my life! XD Is there any kind of a trick? Do I need to be several feet away for this to work? O_o
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I really don't know.. try moving to and from the object.
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Hmm, okay, thank you. lol, I'll have to try it again when it's not like 100 degrees outside. Ugh.
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thank you so much! I have been shooting with reversed lens quite a long time ago, but after seeing this tutorial I think it will be more fun, especially to see some good results! amazing tut
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Great tut! But I have one question - how do you change the focus when your camera is standing on the tripod? I tried this yesterday and I wouln't work without moving my tripod Ö
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I only use the tripod for indoor shots, when I set everything up so I don't have to move the camera and then I just zoom in or out if necessary.
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Oh you can zoom! I only use my 50mm f1.8 for reversed lens photos XD
So can't really control my focus
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ooooh well then if it's not really necessary don't use the tripod, but if you really have to first set everything up and then shoot
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Ah ok! Finding the right focus to match everything together is very hard without a tripod 
thanks!
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thank you SO much for sharing these awesome tutoials!!
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It's an awesome idea to stack. I never thought about doing that
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oh, i see!
i've been looking into a DSLR camera (i'm thinking i'm gonna get a rebel), and i was wanting a macro lense too...
but i could use this technique until then!
awesome!
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Very good tutorial! I wish I'd seen this before, it would have saved so much time and trouble. I'd also like to add that moving the object itself is SO much easier than moving the camera(when it comes to still life, of course). I like the remote shooting thing.. never thought of it! I know about the video capture software, what's the name of the one you're using?
Anyway, thank you for making this (and the other editing ones, they're great), I learned something new from you now
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Thanks, I'm glad you learned something new 
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I'm talking about this [link]
It just records what it sees on the LCD screen as a video.. and the results are really good too!
Which software are you using to shoot?
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Oh, I didn't even know something like that existed.. I use the Canon Utility software which came with my camera, but I don't use it to make videos just for remote shooting.
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I know that.. But how do you made this connection? (:
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As far as I know, you can't.
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oukeii, but thank you..
sadly, it doesn't work. ^^
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I just saw you message about the type of camera you have. That may be it, because I think I read somewhere that it doesn't work on all kinds of cameras, sorry.
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I'm not understanding some things... ^^
when the objectiv is turned around, then the electronic's there, where the lens has been before? It would get dirty?
And, the connection between the body and the lens. When I hold the turned-around-objectiv for the body, which is on a tripod, where's then the connection?
I hope you will help me, and sorry. I'm not speaking very well English ._.
(:
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I guess the only thing you can do is pay attention so it doesn't get dirty. And when the lens is reversed there is no electronic connection with the body.
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but, my body 'say' that there's no objectiv.. what are you doing then? is there the same by you or isn't it like that?
thanks (:
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Yes, it does that because there is no electronic connection. The only thing it affects is the ability to control aperture, everything else works fine.
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oukeii.. but, how can i do that? sorry for my few questions
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You mean control the aperture? Well, since there is no electronic connection, you can't.
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i've forgotten to say, that I've got a Nikon D5000 as body and as objectiv; Tamron 18-250 mm
(maybe, I could lean an objective 18-55 mm out by my father.. ^^ )
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I'm ordering a reversing ring very soon.
Great tutorial!
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thank you so much for this great tutorial once again!
Waited for the reverse ring and then couln't believe how detailed the images are!!!
here is one example: [link]
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lovely tutorial! I saw this before i got a dslr and now i have one i decided to try it out. it's so useful and informative, thanks! i used it on this picture: [link] 
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