How to take some junk macro bellows and modify them to work for your dSLR, point and shoot, and digital video recorder.
Cost: 5-10 usd
Cost: 5-10 usd
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Signing UpStep 1: Gathering the junk
there are 3 parts which are needed to hack some old bellows and make them into something you can use on your dSLR of choice, point and shoot, or to make video of small things.
Those are the old bellows (preferibly 35mm, brand doesnt matter as long as they are light tight), a body cap for your dSLR (skip this part if this is for a point and shoot) and some way to mount the lens.
Also needed is some 5 min epoxy, a file, a knife/drill, electric tape.
In this case i bought a titan body cap (to fit a nikon ai mount) and i used the cheepo lens cover that came with the kit lens. My bellows were given to me as a set of junk cameras and are Miranda Focabell s. Whatever that means. No camera came with is, so its junk. If you can not find bellows in your basement or local pawn shops, check ebay. Remember, any crappy bellows will work.
Those are the old bellows (preferibly 35mm, brand doesnt matter as long as they are light tight), a body cap for your dSLR (skip this part if this is for a point and shoot) and some way to mount the lens.
Also needed is some 5 min epoxy, a file, a knife/drill, electric tape.
In this case i bought a titan body cap (to fit a nikon ai mount) and i used the cheepo lens cover that came with the kit lens. My bellows were given to me as a set of junk cameras and are Miranda Focabell s. Whatever that means. No camera came with is, so its junk. If you can not find bellows in your basement or local pawn shops, check ebay. Remember, any crappy bellows will work.
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landshrk
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Jun 3, 2010. 6:22 PMReply
Ghetto-rigged extension tube! I like it!
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matroska
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Mar 26, 2009. 6:51 PMReply
YIPPPPEEE A D50!!! LONG LIVE THE D50! (discontinued as of now..) More over, I do have a pic that's so fricking ressembling to the top one! Only, made with a reversed 50mm nikkor 1.8. BUY THIS. You ought to. D90 now..
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jeoncs
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Feb 28, 2009. 12:51 PMReply
I did this a while back with a minolta MD/MC bellows and used an EOS t-mount so I can use it on my canon slrs sooooooooo awesome
DanC922
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Jan 7, 2009. 1:19 AMReply
If your lens doesn't have manual aperture adjustment, you can set your desired aperture on the camera, and then press the depth of field preview button, and while holding it down, remove the lens. Your aperture will stay at what you set it as when you remove the lens.
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lgcalex (author)
in reply to Jan 7, 2009. 3:24 PMReply
a little clunky, but so are the bellows. Thanks for the tip!
codester
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Aug 20, 2008. 2:14 PMReply
Awesome!
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LinuxH4x0r
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Apr 20, 2008. 4:47 PMReply
I just got a minolta xg-a today and if I find some I will try this
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lgcalex (author)
in reply to Apr 21, 2008. 8:49 AMReply
best of luck! I need to visit home depot so i can design a bellows that doesnt need extra parts
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LinuxH4x0r
in reply to Apr 21, 2008. 3:12 PMReply
Thanks! I'd love to see it if you do
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