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To be able to read the tutorial, please click on it to increase its size, you can also download it for full view.

There is one more thing I need to add to the tutorial:
It is important to know that besides the narrow DoF, lighting can be an issue with reversed lenses too. You need a lot of light in the motive with a reversed lens, so if you are not outside in daylight you must use your flash most of the times, at least whenever shoting moving subjects.
Also you need to move the lens really really close to the motive, somewhere between 1cm to 8cm is where I usually find the focus point, depending on focal length.
So you might end up creating a flash diffuser, just like I did. I found this tutorial in a quick search here, but there are many ways to do it: [link] .
Without a diffuser you might have the problem, that the front end of the lens drops a shadow on the motive when using the internal flash.

Ok, this is a lot of text, but I wanted to create a tutorial about the reverse lens technique that really covers most questions one can think of.

I decided not to feature any of my own photos here, but redirect you to the group #Reverse-Lens-Macro. You can find a lot of reverse macros in its gallery.


As always, I would appreciate it a lot if you :+fav: this work and/or comment on it.
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Mood: Excited ~m00nchild313 May 20, 2013  New member Professional Photographer
oooooh ... can't wait to try this!!
... just out of curiosity (i use canon cameras as well) can the reverse lens kit be purchased through canon or or should i check other equipment sites?
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~Emcclanahan Apr 17, 2013  New member
I have searched the web looking for a protection ring for my canon t3i 18-55mm and I am unable to find one. Is it called something else? Also I have found a ton of different reverse lens adapters but is there one specific brand that you would prefer?
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Mood: Joy ~purplekayla Feb 20, 2013  Student General Artist
This is a wonderful tutorial. I know little to nothing about lenses and techniques for using them and I could easily understand this!
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~mixdouble Sep 17, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Faved...Great tutorial...!
Been shooting reverse to and fro...since the eighties...
Finally got a digital "body" a few years ago...
Have to take greater care of dust in these...
Thank you for link...Jakob.
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!shannon4599usa Jun 9, 2012
Useful tuturial
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~dbstrtz May 27, 2012
Thanks for this useful tutorial.:+fav: I've heard before for the reverse lenses, but I didn't know how to "reverse it" :giggle:. I adore macro photography and I'll try to buy reverse lens adapter and protection ring.
Thanks again :hug:
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~Moosplauze May 28, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You are very welcome, I am happy to have provided some useful information for you. Good luck and fun with macro photography! :)
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~dbstrtz May 30, 2012
Thank you! :hug:
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Mood: Wow! *FallesenPhotography Apr 13, 2012
Just wondering if I can also submit this to the photo taking tips folder I have at my group? I sent a request to you for that. It is very useful.
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~Moosplauze Apr 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You definately can! I already accepted the request and am happy each time this is favourited, because I might have recruited a fellow reverse lens macro photographer by that! :D :iconcheerplz:
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