[Leica] Slightly OT - macro photography with coupled lenses

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Hi Piers,
thanks.  I want to use the combination for (mainly) plant photography.
I have a 50 f1.8 - the cheap Canon version, which should be up to the job.






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On 19/01/2011 17:47, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Yes, have done that Mark, not very often with a zoom lens, admittedly - 
> more
> often with a telephoto prime. It certainly gives you a quick dose of
> magnification if that is what you are looking for.  I recommend you to use
> as fast a 50mm as you can get hold of, to minimise the risk (IME) of
> possibly severe vignetting. I make no claims for the quality of the results
> by comparison with a specialist macro lens - all depends on the detailed
> application you have in mind.
>
> I recommend you try to get hold of John Shaw's tome "Closeups in nature"
> which is as good as they get (and covers this particular technique) - there
> are several listed on www.abebooks.co.uk for around ?10, although all are
> from USA.
>
> What is the application?
>
> Piers
>
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> Mark
> Pope
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> Subject: [Leica] Slightly OT - macro photography with coupled lenses
>
> I want to experiment with higher magnification macro photography.
> If I couple a reversed 50mm f1.8 lens to my 70-200 L series zoom, I should,
> in theory, be able to obtain a magnification ratio of up to 4X
>
> Has anyone tried this technique particularly using a telephoto zoom as a
> prime and a reversed 50mm as a supplementary lens?  I'd be interested to
> find out how you got on.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>