From Peter Blaise Re[2]: Minolta X-9 lens and reversing ring

[Peter Blaise Monahon]

> [Note: copy of off-line dialig.]

 

Hi M..,

 

Sorry for the delay - busy, busy, busy.

 

Reversing rings:

- reverse the lens,

- put the reversing adapter on the front (naw back) of it,

- put the adapter on the camera. 

- Put the camera on a mini-tripod and

- aim it low and move it closer and closer to something stationary until you see, suddenly, a super magnified view of your subject. 

 

The challenges are

 

(a) focus is ONLY on a really, really close subject, and

 

(2) anything closer or farther is w-a-y out of focus so yo'll se nothing even approximate until you actually find the ONE plane that's in focus!

 

See http://www.chriscamera.com/south/reverse.htm and other web resources for a picture of a reversed lens.

 

Lemme know if you need more.

 

Click!

Love and hugs,

Peter Blaise

Minolta Rokkor Alpha DiMage Photographer

http://www.peterblaisephotography.com/

m.. c.. c..@p...n.. wrote:

I am trying to setup my Minolta X-9 to take close-up photos. I really
don't understand how these reversing rings work and will they work with my
standard lenses.