Macro question

[[XC] 2long4u]

How do you mount a reversing ring when the focus is on the tip of the lens?

[Magnj]

I'm not sure what you mean, the reversing ring would go where the filters mount to...your focusing ring is in front of that>?

Personally I never used a ring, electrical tape works well ;)

[[XC] 2long4u]

Not really sure. I went and looked at one today and the focus ring was way out front.
On a side note they had a macro lens for over $500.

[Magnj]

Macro glass is not cheap hence the popularity of the reverse-mount hackery

[Soulburner]

Just get one of these (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-3311944-7803158?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=raynox+dcr-250&x=0&y=0) and you'll be much happier.

[[XC] 2long4u]

Now after looking into it I'm more confused then I was before.
THere is a reversing ring that lets you mount your lens backwards on your body.
There is a adaptor that lets you mount another lens in front of the lens that you have on the body.
Then there is macro lens's like a filter that you can stack up. 10x+4x+2x
I saw a pic on some site that looks pretty odd. It has a circle image and black all around it. Looks like you are looking backwards through a pair of binoculars. Which is the best to do.
I've heard that putting another lens in front of another gives you 1:1
I have no idea what 1:1 is.
Can anyone clear this up for me?

[[XC] 2long4u]

Ok I tried looking through my lens backwards. It looks good but the camera won't shoot without a lens.

[MaxxxRacer]

2long4u;2928939']Ok I tried looking through my lens backwards. It looks good but the camera won't shoot without a lens.

lol. you have to have two lenses to do this.

[Soulburner]

I use the Raynox 2.5x lens that I linked to above - for the price you can't get any better. It makes any lens with a front thread of 52-67mm excellent at macro work.

[[XC] 2long4u]

Can you post up some pics with it.
I bought a macro coupler from ebay to be able to put another lens in front of mine.
Its weird how the zoom works backwards. Right now I just have the 18-55 kit lens. I've read thet for the second lens you want a small mm with no zoom. Also for the front lens you would want mechanical so you can keep the apature open.

[Soulburner]

That sounds like more hassle than it's worth.

Now this only gets you close up macros...this won't work with anything at a distance like a dedicated macro lens would. I'll get some pics up in a few minutes.

[Magnj]

You can use a single reversed lens, but it is far less effective though I don't have the math to back that up. But yes, 2 equal length lenses facing each other will give you 1:1. 1:1 loosely being at actual size.

[[XC] 2long4u]

Just by flipping the 18-55 I was able to focus in on "In God we trust" on a dime with it at 18. At 55 it focused on the whole dime.

[Soulburner]

How much light do you lose using 2 lenses? I'm guessing a lot.

Here is how it mounts:

http://www.digitalfunstuff.com.au/images/raynox_dcr250_fuji_closeup_sml.jpg

Here are some pictures with it. (http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=raynox+dcr-250&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi)