sigma 150mm macro + reversed nikon 50mm

[riha]

Hi.

After watching people taking macro shots using an reversed lens on top of another lens i did the same today.

I took my 150 mm macro (sigma) and hold my 50 mm f1.8 lens reversed in front of it (i do not have any ring to mount it for permanent fixture).
This gives me 3x more magnification.

I then set the 150 mm to closest focus (1:1) and opened the 50 mm to full aperture also setting that one to closes focus.
Then i took my SB800 and set it into remote mode and placed it on the table next to the fly and used manual focus and took the shot handheld.


Here is an link to the image, scaled down and added some smart sharp after scaling down.

http://217.27.174.20/~rickard/fly.jpg

Don´t worry about the lenses, they have both protective UV filters in front of them, so no scratches to the actual glass.

[jgni]

Up, close and personal!!

How did you do it?

/Jan

[riha]

Well, i explained the actual way to take the photo in my first post, but i forgot to mention that the fly was dead, otherwise it would not sit that still, the front of the lens is only 1 inch from the fly.