Hi guys, been sieving through the more recent macro threads and none seemed to satisfy my curiosities. Also, I was wondering if it's more appropriate to place this in the Newbies Corner or General, Reviews and Tech Talk. But since I'm a newbie with respect to reverse-lens macro, I guess it's somewhat appropriate to place this here. ;p
Ok. I know there are a number of ways for macro photography:
-close-up filters
-dedicated macro lens
-bellows/extension tubes
-reverse mount lens
I've got close-up filters for my FZ20, so I know how that works.
I haven't got any of the rest.
So now I've got myself a Nikon film SLR and I still wanna do macros with it. Haha! So should I buy a dedicated lens, extension tubes, or just a BR2A for reverse lens? I've got a 50mm f1.8, and a 35-70mm f3.5-4.5. I think both would be good for macro, yes?
I've read and SEEN that reverse lens (the direct onto the body kind) macro can be really good. But what is the pulling force of a dedicated macro lens, since it's that much more expensive than extension tubes or a compatible BR2A, especially since you can still do great macro with a reverse lens setup and ET? :dunno:
Ok. I know there are a number of ways for macro photography:
-close-up filters
-dedicated macro lens
-bellows/extension tubes
-reverse mount lens
I've got close-up filters for my FZ20, so I know how that works.
I haven't got any of the rest.
So now I've got myself a Nikon film SLR and I still wanna do macros with it. Haha! So should I buy a dedicated lens, extension tubes, or just a BR2A for reverse lens? I've got a 50mm f1.8, and a 35-70mm f3.5-4.5. I think both would be good for macro, yes?
I've read and SEEN that reverse lens (the direct onto the body kind) macro can be really good. But what is the pulling force of a dedicated macro lens, since it's that much more expensive than extension tubes or a compatible BR2A, especially since you can still do great macro with a reverse lens setup and ET? :dunno: