Fotodiox 49mm - 52mm, 49-52mm Macro Close-up Reverse Ring, Anodized Black Metal Ring, for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, Samsung Camera
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- All Metal Design
- Precise Thread
- 0.75 pitch size
- Anodized Black Finishing
- 24 Month Manufacture Warranty
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52-52 coupling, Nikon
Breathing new life into my D3200 + kit lenses: 18-55 / 55-200.
Bonus pics of aphids.
First two flower pics: Nikkor 35mm 1.8 + Nikon 50mm 1.8 series e.
Pic 3/4/5: Nikkor 55-200 + Nikkor 18-55
Coin Pic just to show size reference: Tokina 100mm 2.8.
Couple things to note. You can get pretty close with just a reversed prime, such as a 35mm. However, you have to adjust your light source to NOT get what Im assuming is defraction in the middle of the pic. Circular haze.
Using this reverse coupling ring presents a different problem. As you can see a good portion of the sensor isnt being utilized. Although to me it seems theres more detail or better resolution. Using a prime reversed with a telephoto seems to solve this problem. Yet the depth of field will be extremely shallow.
If youre using "G" lenses, you'll need the macro aperture control adapter. $20. Otherwise, the reversed lens will be stuck at its lowest aperture. You can finagle it with some tape or other DIY creative ways, but for $20, the control adapter is well worth it.
Just dont expect the images you see online. Those images, more than likely done with either method, are image stacked at different focal points to give a full depth of field view. Its not impossible to do, just time consuming and tedious. You can use photoshop to achieve this, yet the results or somewhat hit or miss. Theres other software out there dedicated to achieve this effect. While some are paid and others free, ive yet to use them.
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Worked as advertised
I'm using this adapter to mount a reversed Nikon 50mm prime lens to a Canon Vixia HF G30 camcorder. It worked perfectly for this application. Video is extremely sharp and extremely close-up.
Two things to keep in mind. First, I had to play with the camera's zoom function to find the lowest zoom setting I could use without vignetting. The range seems to be about 3/4 tele to full tele. Anything lower than about 3/4 produces vignetting. This is normal. Canon's own 1.5x telephoto lens also vignettes at lower zoom settings. You just have to be aware of this limitation and work around it.
Second, it is difficult to focus using the the rings on the prime lens or the camcorder. Use them to get in the ballpark, then move the camera back and forth until the subject comes into focus. The depth of field with this setup is extremely narrow. The lens will be very close to the subject. Tiny adjustments required. A tripod and a macro focusing rail are highly recommended.
★★★★★
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Great for super-macro work!
First things first; If you do not know the utility of a reversing ring, read on:
Essentially what this does is allow you to attach a fast prime lens to the front of another lens. This may seems strange at first, but with the right combination of lenses, it becomes a very powerful macro setup. In the case of the 52-67mm reversing ring, this is ideal to mate the Canon 50mm f/1.8 to the Canon 70-200 f/4, and also works well (provided you have the necessary 77-67mm stepping ring) Now, it may look silly to have a lens strapped to the front of another lens, but take a look through the viewfinder. Not much to see, right? Now, move the front of the frankenlens closer and closer to the end of a ball point pen. Now you see what makes this combination useful? That's right. A huge amount of magnification! In fact a 50mm lens has a diopter value of +20, and is generally a multi-element lens, meaning that it will give a sharper picture than those close-up lens sets you can buy at your local camera shop, plus has more magnifying power than you could possibly get with those sets. With a 200mm focal length, the result is 4:1 (Meaning the image projected onto the sensor is 4x the actual size!
That said, this ring is just right. It's aluminum, the machining is good, and it works. Not much to be said about it, really. You can't go wrong with it.
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3rd times a charm!
I received a 52-58mm step-up ring the first time, so I returned it for a replacement, in which Amazon promptly sent another which I received right away, which turned out to be another step-up ring, so I returned that one which Amazon, again, promptly sent another and finally got the right product!
All metal construction. I like it, as well as all my Fotodiox rings.
It works! Not much more to say!
Just wanted buyers to be aware that you might receive a step-up ring by mistake.
And these reverse rings mount two lenses together, this does NOT mount to the camera. People seem to be getting them mixed up.
★★★★★
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Make your Shots Super Macro
I had both
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
and
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
, and the both of them have a filter size 58mm.
if you combine them with this ring you'll got a Super Macro lens that you can take shots for a very tiny stuff, and what's great u'll not have black or soft edge.
I was about to buy an expensive Extension Tube to use it with my
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
, but what I found in this ring it's give you extra macro zoom than Extension Tube, but the Extension Tube give you more space between u and the subject.
with my setting I got around 50% to 70% extra zoom, I prefer this one.
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Inexpensive super macro
This connector worked great to install a Canon 50mm F1.4 backwards in front of a Canon 55-250 zoom on a Canon T2i DSLR. Both of these lenses have a 58mm filter thread, so they connect front to front. This gives an image size of 5:1 (250/50). With that magnification, the camera must be supported, both because any motion is magnified, and also because of the extremely short depth of field. The technique is a very inexpensive way to almost turn the camera into a microscope. The zoom lens, which is attached to the camera gives normal aperture control, the 50mm lens of front stays wide open. I experimented with taking pictures of a penny, and can zoom in on part of Lincoln's face. don't expect auto focus to work with this.
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Within MINUTES, I was in Another WORLD!
This ring works GREAT! I didn't read a manual or a guide or anything really. I just started screwing two lenses together and then back onto the camera. The first combo didn't work. But the second ... WHOA!!! Next thing my husband knew, I was exploring his entire face and capturing stubble and nose hairs and eyelashes (OH MY!) in a way no one ever sees, including me!, and I've been married to him for almost 10 yrs! Wicked fun! Worth noting: (... and keep in mind, as stated above, I basically winged it, but...) The pics produced a dark outer ring, a vignette look. Maybe that is what is supposed to happen or maybe I hooked stuff up wrong. I liked the effect, so it didn't bother me.
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Does what it's supposed to
Great little gadget that does exactly what it's supposed to. Nicely threaded so I had no issues attaching it to lenses. The only problem is it doesn't fit incredibly snug. You could really tighten it down, but I didn't want to get to the point where I was deforming any threading, whether on the lens/filter, or the ring.
As for how it helps with macro... 50mm 1.8 reverse mounted onto a 70-300mm. At various zooms, you get incredible magnification. At 300mm, it's ridiculous. You need a tripod, good lighting, and something interesting enough to capture at that magnification.
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There is nothing wrong with it, but....
This item works flawless, rigid construction, threads easily into my lenses etc... However the technique to use a reversing ring will cause you much hassle. Trying to use your hands while taking pictures that will be that highly magnified ( two 50mm lenses ) is almost impossible. Setting up a tripod to take your shots well that's kind of annoying but you get results. Trying to get an image with a use able field of view have fun with that. Sure you can get really cool images with this but it will take a lot of work and it's not the rings problem it's the technique. Also be aware you might want to support your lenses hanging a whole lens off the front of another lens that has a plastic focus ring the reversing ring is the strongest part of that whole connection. I took a pictures of "dried flowers" and you could see micro structures but all but 10% of the image was horribly out of focus because of the severely shallow depth of field when using backwards lenses. A better option might be the reversing mount so you can put a single lens onto the body its basically a body cap for your camera with a hole cut in it glued to a filter holder for your lens so you can put a single lens directly onto the body in reverse. You don't get quite the magnification but it's amazingly easier to use.
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It works exactly as described, for people that are ...
It works exactly as described, for people that are wanting extreme macro close up, you cannot get anything closer than this!
I use a 200mm ai-s attached to my Nikon body, then the close up ring, then attach a reversed 50mm ai-s,I have gotten very extreme macro shots.
It's a simple device that attaches two lenses "face-to-face" and that's all it is. Technically, it should be called a "coupling ring".
Question & Answer
Question :
Can you attach this to a canon t3i?
Answer :
The Fotodiox reverse ring will fit on all modern DSLR cameras. I use one on a Pentax. Just make sure you get the diameter that fits your lens.
Question :
Hi! Friend this ring could serve for cybertshot sony DCS-HX200V? thanks
Answer :
This product is intended more for an SLR type camera with interchangable lenses. It's intended to thread two lense together, one with a 52mm filter ring size and one with a 58mm filter ring size. I use this normally with a 50mm 1.8 with a 52mm filter ring and a 55-250mm zoom lens with a 58mm filter ring size.
Question :
Just to make sure i understand this right, if i want to reverse mount a canon 50mm 1.8 ii lens on a tokina 100macro lens,then I need the52-55 adapter?
Answer :
All I can say is that it should work. Most filter threads are universal, except for some specialized threads found on Voigtlander lenses. If you are attaching two lenses, for the purpose of doing macro type work, and one lens has 52mm filter threads and the other has 55mm filter threads, then it really should be all you need.
Question :
The macro filters I have are 58mm.....My Nikon D5200 calls for 52mm.......will this make them work??
Answer :
The camera type is irrelevant in this case. Your camera is a DSLR that is designed for use with interchangeable lenses that vary in size. This appears to be a reversing ring for attaching two lenses together. If you want to add a close up filter to the front element of your lens you'll need a 52 to 58 step up adapter ring. Something like this: Bower Step-Up Adapter Ring 52mm Lens to 58mm Filter Size.
Question :
Does it works with a Nikon D7000?
Answer :
Since it allows the mating of two lenses via their front end filter threats, it should work with any camera as long as one of the two lenses has a matching mount (in this case Nikon F Mount for a D7000). I have used this one in particular on my D7000 with a pair of older lenses. While the title says reversing ring, I believe it should properly be called a macro-coupler.
Question :
I am buying this for a nikon 50 1.8 G. Which size should I get?
Answer :
The intent of this ring is to thread two lenses face to face, so you say you are buying this for a nikon 50 1.8G, but what is the second lens? No matter what the other lens is, though, this isn't the macro ring you would want because it is a 49mm-52mm. What you would need is a 58mm-??mm whatever the filter size is of the second lens.
Question :
Would this work on a 55-250 stm to connect to a 10-18 stm? looking for insane zoom...
Answer :
The 55-250 STM has a 58mm Filter Thread Diameter and the 10-18 STM has a 67mm Filter Thread Diameter so this Macro Close-up Reverse Ring should work for those lenses, remember this is for macro photography.
Question :
Will this allow me to reverse my Konica 50 F1.4 Hexanon AE to my Sony A6000 ? or do I need something else?
Answer :
Thid is a stepup step down ring... Teversal ring are different. To illustrate this difference look at the ends of your lens...
Question :
Does it fit for 18-55 mm lens on a nikon D5200?
Answer :
lens front threads are universal... as long as you have right mm size... i believe in most cases that kens is a 58mm check in the filters that fit your lens the ring ir front lens ring should have this size etvhed on it
Question :
Would this work on mirrorless? (Fuji x)
Answer :
It doesn't matter what type of camera body you have. This is a filter-thread adaptor that allows you to reverse-mount a lens to another lens. It connects the filter threads on the lenses (the end that points towards the person/object that you're taking a photo of), not on the camera body. It's a pretty specialized item for doing a funky super-macro technique without buying a very expensive specialty macro lens. Most people use a 50mm lens with a very wide aperture as it allows the most light in, while still remaining compact AND having enough working distance to actually be able to have a small amount of space between the lens and the object you're photographing. I would search for "reverse mount macro" for more info on how it works.
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