 Have you ever played around with the macro mode on a camera (you know the ‘flower’ mode)? Most people have, but it’s not that impressive. Mostly because it’s not really close up. A regular macro shot will give you something like 0.5-0.7x magnification, which is… not very impressive. So lets do something about that! In this article we’ll show you one way to convert a Canon EF-S 18-55 standard lens to a super macro lens giving you from 1 to 4.5 times magnification! Then we’re talking an object of .2 inches (5mm) wide filling the whole picture! This image on the side is a long time exposure of an alligator clip up close taken with the lens. Pages 1-5 shows you the lens works and ideas behind it. Page 6 contains some sample pictures made with the lens Page 7 shows you the difference in different focal lengths (how much magnification) Page 8 demonstrates the practical differences in aperture and what’s useful Page 9 shows you in detail the different depth of fields with different apertures Link: DIY High quality macro lens out of a Canon EF-S 18-55 |
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