IWC-3719 DSLR Macro shot

[Pugwash]

Taken using the stock 18-55mm lens reversed. Click for 1280px wide version.

[TwoTone]

Very nice Pugs...

TT

[Sir-Lancelot]

Nice.

You da man.

[Seadweller4000]

I like it. Thanks. A close-up of the "SCHAFFHAUSEN" would be great, too...

[LordRasta]

woah!

[Pugwash]

I like it. Thanks. A close-up of the "SCHAFFHAUSEN" would be great, too...

Best I can do at short notice is FFHAUSEN, I'm afraid.

[jamesg]

Hi Pug

Great pics... please can you explain what you mean by using a lens 'reversed'?

Thanks!

[Seadweller4000]

Cool! Thx mate!

[Pugwash]

Great pics... please can you explain what you mean by using a lens 'reversed'?

Take the lens off, turn it round, hold it to the camera. McGyver-rigging your DSLR.

Tutorial coming soon.

[iceberg1459]

buy macro lenses man, they are very cheap

[Pugwash]

buy macro lenses man, they are very cheap

Not cheap enough.

Here's the proper way of reversing the lens:

[evo5555]

huh.. photography class??

[Pugwash]

huh.. photography class??

You must be new here.

[Mitton Mar]

huh.. photography class??

You do have a point, .... in the land of the blind .... though this is informative this post, I'd never seen the reversed thing before so it is interesting.

[Chronus]

That's a strange looking camera

I tried the reverse lens trick, but the spherical lens isn't doing well in regards to delivering a flat image with correct outskirts.

Here is a pic of a 250$ camera:

That's a strange looking camera

Edited May 3, 2008 by Chronus