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Published: 2007-01-10 23:01:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 71522; Favourites: 657; Downloads: 2079
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Photography Tutorial - How to use your kit lens as a macro lens without the cost.It's been absolutely ageeees since I submitted a tutorial.
I've learnt this technique so I'm not trying to pass it off as my own but I wanted to share the technique with you..
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I find this kinda hard.
I think i shake to much. But f'ing great tut
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OMG!!! It works so good! Kinda hard to hold it steady though...i want to check out the "Reverse Mount Macro Adapter" though....thanks lara!!!you are amazing as always...even if this post is kinda old.
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i (unfortunately) cant do this because my camera locks the shutter unless a lens is actually attached to the body 
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Do you remember to switch the camera setting to "Manual"??
You will need to manually set the aperture and shutter speed... but after a couple to test shots to re-adjust the shutter speed it should WORK.
Well I hope I helped.
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oh no i meant the actual shutter button. like, unless it senses that there is a lens attatched, pressing the shutter button does nothing, therefore i cant take pictures. but thank you for trying to help!
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Ok, with my Nikon the shutter will not go if the lens is not on the camera... unless you set the camera to Manual. I knew what you meant, just must be brand differences.
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oh, actually it does work! i had it set to P instead of M. thank you!
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Vary welcome.
P.S. I don't know if this would be relevant but, some of my lenses that don't have a adjustable aperture on the lens can still be adjusted.
The lens on the Nikon has a little peace of metal sticking out, and by sliding it you'll open up the aperture.
(Just thought I'd let you know in case it's the same)
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This is absolutely fantastic, thanks!! This will save me tons on macro lenses
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hello!
This is possible only with the camera canon 350D?
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If you've got a different type of camera it's not exactly going to cost you to try to see if it works.
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Yes, I could do this, but I havent a professional camera. I was thinking of buying, and do not have much money to buy a camera and macro lens, at once, I know what kind of camera in this tutorial works to choose one.
But thanks anyway.
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clever one!and you can save some money for sure 
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damn this tutorial is not working with my nikon d80
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doesn't really work with a nikon D40
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on manual mode is working
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thanks 
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True. Tried that too.
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thanks a million man, what a tip.. i really should try that one huh!.. thanks again
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Wow, i really should try that.. thanks for the tip man, u're the best
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I tried doing this, but I had problems with the focus.
It might just be me being really stupid though.
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i love you, this is amazing!
wow wow.
it works with my olympus e-500
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Interesting... But I thing that it will not be like a real macro
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Sure it will. I've been doing it with film cameras for years. Good tutorial!
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This is quite an old trick but handy none the less. Way back in the old days Sigma created reversal a lens where you could pull the barrel, rotate it and slot it back in as a macro. That way they were able to control the aperture aswell
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Nice idea ill give it a try ... however i have lenses for macro shots
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I think I tried this technique with my Sony Alpha 300, but it doesn't allow you to take pictures if there is no lens attached.
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Forget it..you have to go to the menu and set the shutter lock to off.
Hope it helps
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Same problem here. My a-100 doesn't work if you don't have a lens attached EVEN if i set it up to manual.
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you set the setting to manual the you can use this tutorial
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yeah neither does my Nikon D40x
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Hi Lara,
Nice tutorial on the ol' lens swappin' trick
I don't mean to be a smart-ass, I am just adding some information I hope might be helpful to someone.
Form my experience, when you get this close to an object the focus area is extremely limited. To attain reasonable depth (more than a few millimetres), for instance when photographing a Lady bug (my favourite macro motive!), you need high F values. I find that F values below 10 are usually just barely enough when shooting small object.
High F values means long exposure times so you will definitely need a tripod. And pressing a lens against the camera for thirty seconds kinda makes the whole purpose of using a tripod pointless since if you move the lens at all the shot is ruined.
Its a nice trick, none the less
However I would recommend anyone that cannot afford a macro lens to just buy an extension tube and you will get exactly the same effect without having to press the lens against you camera - and they are real cheap too
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I have an extension and it works fine. It came with the camera package I bought. It is pretty useful, and I looked and they are pretty inexpensive $25 I found one.
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Perfect timing to find this, I have a macro assignment coming up!
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what about Nikon cameras??? I have a Nikon-D60 camera and start up lens.
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The theory is the same for all SLR cameras. Just experiment with it, I'm sure it will work as long as your camera doesn't mind taking pictures without a lens on.
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tried it, but ma camera doest take pictures untill i put the lense the right way.neways thankyou.
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