Comments on: Reverse 50mm Macro Trick – The Setup

By: My Fashion Jewelry

My Fashion Jewelry — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:30:31 +0000

Thanx for the excellent ideas.I have defiantly bookmarked your site.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:19:54 +0000

I do not believe that the 50mm is locked in 1.8f by default, I think its more in the f4 range. If you want to open it up, and don’t have a manual aperture ring one way you can do it is to attach it to your camera, and press the DOF preview button, and remove the lens while holding it. Now obviously this is not intended use of the lens nor the camera, so do so at your own risk. I think it would result in alot less vignetting than in your picture! Great article however

By: eva

eva — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:03:37 +0000

A 52mm filter will fit on the other end, but not a lens.
Maybe mine is a male to female filter adapter? I don’t really know how to look to figure that out.
But since the 52mm uv filter fits onto it, but not the lens, i assume that is the issue.

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:03:04 +0000

Wait.. if I think about it a step up/down ring will be male/female (thread wise). My adapter ring is a male/male so that I can attach the lens backwards.

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:52:16 +0000

It should work, you’re stepping the 58mm down to 52mm like I do. The ring itself has male threads on both sides. I guess the filter adapter is the same thing as a step-down ring.

Unless the threading is messed up (worn/broken/cross-threaded) it should attach without issues. Don’t force it on though or you could cross-thread one of the ends.

By: eva

eva — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:41:00 +0000

I have a 18-55mm kit lens, 50mm prime lens, and a 58mm-52mm stepping ring.
Is a stepping ring and filter adapter the same thing?
I can put the stepping ring on the 18-55mm lens, but the 50mm prime doesn’t fit on the other side of it? Any suggestions as to why?

By: Love Graphics

Love Graphics — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:04:05 +0000

Nice technique Tyler, appreciate you sharing it with us.

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:07:03 +0000

There shouldn’t be, if it is a Canon (EF) mount it should mount just like a lens. Or at least that how I would think it would work as I don’t have the reverse mount. I have a reverse filter ring for my set up.

Where did you get your reverse mount from?

By: shirley

shirley — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:17:58 +0000

I bought a reverse adapter for my XSI, but it won’t mount, is there something specific you need to do to make it mount properly?
The adapter fits on the lens, but not on the camera.

By: Stella

Stella — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:23:18 +0000

Great technique. Will try it.