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4 years 6 months ago #661251 by Katie T
Hello,

I'm wondering if anybody could help - I'm trying to find a way to attach my Canon 100mm 2.8 USM lens to my Canon 18-55mm (the one that came with the camera) to bolster my Macro set-up. 

I'm working on a Canon EOS 600D with the 100mm 2.8l on its own, with a Hahnel Modus 360RT Flashgun. I'm particularly interested in photographing the Iris, and believe stacking lenses could help with my lack of sharpness and depth - these are my two sticking points at present. 

I'm reading that maybe stacking lenses could increase my magnification and improve my sharpness - and I'm wondering if it is possible to attach my (reversed) 18-55mm lens to my 100mm? And if it is possible, how do I do it? Coupling rings? Step Up rings? Reverse rings? 

Any advice/guidance would be greatly appreciated. Or, if I'm barking up the wrong tree and there is another/better way to improve my set-up, I'd be very grateful to hear it.

I'm new to the world of Photography, so please, feel free to state the obvious!

Thank you in advance, 

Katie
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4 years 6 months ago #661395 by effron
Lots of words.....This is dated but still pertinent.
garyluhm.net/reverse-stacked-lens-macro/
Why so serious?
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4 years 6 months ago - 4 years 6 months ago #661398 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Katie

Goodness me - this brings back memories from the late 1960s when some camera club mates and I had more time on our hands than we should have had. It was something we used a number of times before we became tired of the mucking around that went with it

Yes it certainly is possible to use male-to-male reversing rings to join two lenses via their filter threads, however the outer lens [& possibly both lenses] need to have manually operable aperture rings so that you can determine the best exposure - probably manually and with lots of experimentation

Q- when you say that "you are particularly interesting in the iris" - do you mean the second lens's apertures during stopping down? If so, you might be better off with some extension tubes on the 100mm lens and shoot into a manual aperture / film camera vintage lens whose aperture has been stopped down a bit

Maybe something like this ...

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Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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Mods- I do not understand what is going on here - I upload an attachment - get thrown off the system and when I return I see that I do not have permission to access this page ???
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4 years 6 months ago #661411 by effron

Ozzie_Traveller wrote: G'day Katie


Q- when you say that "you are particularly interesting in the iris" - do you mean the second lens's apertures during stopping down?


I'm guessing the iris in an eye. I agree with the tubes. I have tried lens reversal/stacking, and bellows and find them very clumsy, especially in the field. No replacement for a quality macro lens and extension tubes.
Why so serious?
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4 years 6 months ago #661512 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day effron

Thanks for the explanation ... and I agree with a macro lens plus a tube as a solution
For my money, I would go for the 50-60mm lens plus a 30mm tube for starters, possibly doubling the tubes if needed

Phil from the great land Downunder
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