The MacroGyver - or home brew macro filter

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You will now (hopefully) have a working macro setup. Because you have effectively cut the amount of light entering the lens, your exposure times will be a little longer and the focusing is very fine, which i'd recommend to do manually, so you'll more than likely need a tripod unless your in bright conditions. also, try and use either a shutter cord or timer release so you dont shake the camera when you press the shutter

I've included a (low quality) pic of the setup i used to take a shot of the meal worm included, I'd recommend moving the subject to and from the lens to get it roughly where you need, rather than moving the camera, it saves alot of hassle. the focusing distance is around 2 to 3 cms. also, you can see the tape i used to secure it together before the blu-tac, which is another method but not as tidy.

my next step is to get a filter ring or spare lens cap and attach the lens element to it so it will be easier and maybe cleaner to put on and take off rather than the blu-tac.

Comments

[zengestarlette]

is that a cropped image?

[nurglets]

some are slightly cropped, most arent