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By mounting the lens backward on a camera body, you can create amazing macro images. It is extremely fun to turn you lens into a macro lens.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By Eli Houston
This thing is amazing. I was looking at some $700 macro lenses, but thanks to this I no longer need one.
Because there is no glass in between the lens and sensor, the image quality is not affected at all. What you get are clear, crisp macro images.
I experimented with this (see the product pictures) and was shocked at how good it worked. Yes, everything must be done manually - exposure, focus, etc. But it's definitely worth it. You can get VERY close to your subject - I was only about one inch away and the focus was great.
Thanks to this, I saved $700 and now can take amazing pictures with my kit lens (18-55mm) and Nikon D40.
Some tips:
To get the best results and focus the absolute closest, zoom your lens out as wide as it will go. The pictures I have submitted were taken at 18mm.
Use as much light as possible. I used a simple flexible desk lamp to light my subject, and still had shutter speeds of about 1/2 a second.
Use a remote release - you need to reduce vibration as much as possible.
When focused VERY close, all the dust on your lens and camera sensor will be visible in the photo. You can take it out fairly easily in Photoshop, but it is best to keep things as dust-free as possible.
Because there is no glass in between the lens and sensor, the image quality is not affected at all. What you get are clear, crisp macro images.
I experimented with this (see the product pictures) and was shocked at how good it worked. Yes, everything must be done manually - exposure, focus, etc. But it's definitely worth it. You can get VERY close to your subject - I was only about one inch away and the focus was great.
Thanks to this, I saved $700 and now can take amazing pictures with my kit lens (18-55mm) and Nikon D40.
Some tips:
To get the best results and focus the absolute closest, zoom your lens out as wide as it will go. The pictures I have submitted were taken at 18mm.
Use as much light as possible. I used a simple flexible desk lamp to light my subject, and still had shutter speeds of about 1/2 a second.
Use a remote release - you need to reduce vibration as much as possible.
When focused VERY close, all the dust on your lens and camera sensor will be visible in the photo. You can take it out fairly easily in Photoshop, but it is best to keep things as dust-free as possible.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes Great Pictures!!! Details on how it works, its limitations, etc.
October 4, 2010
By Roc
Amazon Verified Purchase
When I bought this, there was limited information in the description, so I bought it thinking it isn't much money, and it could be returned if it didn't do what I hoped it would. Stuff i wish I was in the description when I bought it:
This adapter allows you to mount a fast lense with a 52mm filter thread backwards on your F mount camera.
This must be used in full manual mode on dslr cameras.
This worked as intended with our f1.8 35mm lens.
This will be less useful with slow lenses, because there won't be enough light to find focus. It worked, but not well enough to try to get any pictures with the 55-200 lense at 55, and didn't work well at all at 200 (to dark to see focus).
On our 55-200 zoom lens at least, the zoom ring works as a focus ring, making it so you can get perfect focus on a tripod without a macro mount or moving the tripod. A fast extending barrel zoom with an aperture ring might actually be better with this than a macro prime lens.
Old lenses might have convenient aperture rings, but modern lenses will require you to manually adjust aperture against minor spring tension. At first I thought I would jam the aperture open with something (delicately), but it turns out that you need to adjust aperture to get good shots handheld. This is because you need light to focus, and you need depth of field to get good macro shots of most stuff (the F1.8 35mm reversed and set to f1.8 doesn't have enough depth of field to put the top and bottom of the mint mark on a coin on focus at the same time). If this paragraph doesn't make sense to you, you are unlikely to be happy with this item.
With our 35mm lens reversed, we get somewhere about 2:1 reproduction ratio. That is both awesome, and somewhat frustrating.... Read more ›
This adapter allows you to mount a fast lense with a 52mm filter thread backwards on your F mount camera.
This must be used in full manual mode on dslr cameras.
This worked as intended with our f1.8 35mm lens.
This will be less useful with slow lenses, because there won't be enough light to find focus. It worked, but not well enough to try to get any pictures with the 55-200 lense at 55, and didn't work well at all at 200 (to dark to see focus).
On our 55-200 zoom lens at least, the zoom ring works as a focus ring, making it so you can get perfect focus on a tripod without a macro mount or moving the tripod. A fast extending barrel zoom with an aperture ring might actually be better with this than a macro prime lens.
Old lenses might have convenient aperture rings, but modern lenses will require you to manually adjust aperture against minor spring tension. At first I thought I would jam the aperture open with something (delicately), but it turns out that you need to adjust aperture to get good shots handheld. This is because you need light to focus, and you need depth of field to get good macro shots of most stuff (the F1.8 35mm reversed and set to f1.8 doesn't have enough depth of field to put the top and bottom of the mint mark on a coin on focus at the same time). If this paragraph doesn't make sense to you, you are unlikely to be happy with this item.
With our 35mm lens reversed, we get somewhere about 2:1 reproduction ratio. That is both awesome, and somewhat frustrating.... Read more ›
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Forget the reviews that claimed it was impossible to use. This thing is simple and works perfectly.
Nothing else really needs to be said. You lock the lens adapter on the body of your camera just like you would any lens, then screw your actual lens onto the the other end of the adapter, head-first.
when done, just unscrew the lens and remove the adapter just like you would any other lens, or remove the lens and adapter as one unit, then unscrew it from the front of the lens.
Dead-simple. Don't spend $30 for the Nikon-branded one. it's a waste of your time and money.
My equipment (all of which tested to work with this adapter):
Nikon D40
50mm f1.8 Nikkor (prime)
18-55mm Nikkor (standard lens)
55-200mm Nikkor
If you have a D40 and have any interest at all in trying out Macro photography, don't hesitate.
Understand, this approach is not going to be a perfect solution to side-stepping all macro lenses, but it will work well until you save your pennies up for a true macro lens. will add pictures soon.
Nothing else really needs to be said. You lock the lens adapter on the body of your camera just like you would any lens, then screw your actual lens onto the the other end of the adapter, head-first.
when done, just unscrew the lens and remove the adapter just like you would any other lens, or remove the lens and adapter as one unit, then unscrew it from the front of the lens.
Dead-simple. Don't spend $30 for the Nikon-branded one. it's a waste of your time and money.
My equipment (all of which tested to work with this adapter):
Nikon D40
50mm f1.8 Nikkor (prime)
18-55mm Nikkor (standard lens)
55-200mm Nikkor
If you have a D40 and have any interest at all in trying out Macro photography, don't hesitate.
Understand, this approach is not going to be a perfect solution to side-stepping all macro lenses, but it will work well until you save your pennies up for a true macro lens. will add pictures soon.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I just got this. It works well, but I had difficulty removing it from my lens when I was done. If you buy one, I would advise attahing it to the camera first (not the lens), and removing it from the camera only after you have unscrewed the lens.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
These work very well, easy to keep in your pack for those moments you wish you brought a macro and just have a wide-angle on your DSLR. Focusing is by moving closer and further from the subject, your focus ring or AF will not work. Also keep in mind that it works most easily with manual lenses or those you can manually change the aperture settings on (not the "G" lenses). For all other lenses (including "G" lenses), you will need to rig up a way to pull back the aperture lever on the back of lens in order to open up the aperture, otherwise it will be too dark to see through (there are DIY methods online on how to do that - just Google "reverse macro aperture lock").
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By MattBRO
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have just recently found a fascination in photography but dont have a lot of money to spend on expensive lenses right now. I am really interested in macro photography and a friend suggested that I pick up one of these lens rings. For $13 it sounded like my kinda deal.
Its been alot of fun to learn how to use. I shoot with a Nikon D3000 and at first I was using the ring with my 18-55 kit lens. But then I used it with my 50mm 1.8D lens and have been able to take some really amazing pictures! I will post one that I took of a pine cone. Keep in mind that the pine cone was about 2 inches tall and about 1 inch at its widest.
I most definitely recommend this ring to anyone, amateur or pro, who wants to get into macro photography.
Its been alot of fun to learn how to use. I shoot with a Nikon D3000 and at first I was using the ring with my 18-55 kit lens. But then I used it with my 50mm 1.8D lens and have been able to take some really amazing pictures! I will post one that I took of a pine cone. Keep in mind that the pine cone was about 2 inches tall and about 1 inch at its widest.
I most definitely recommend this ring to anyone, amateur or pro, who wants to get into macro photography.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
This thing is amazing, I was looking some macro lenses, thanks to this, I saved a lot of money and now can take amazing pictures with my kit lens (18-55mm) and Nikon D3100. Read more
Published 3 days ago by ADRIANA G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works as intended, but DX users beware
The item fits the Nikon F mount, and lets you attach anything with an inside screw diameter of 52 mm, including lenses. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Pierino Forno
5.0 out of 5 stars
Speedy
Arrived in a very quick time frame. Works perfectly. Very reliable source. The ring makes for super cool photos of the tiny world we dont often see.
Published 13 days ago by Austin Coolidge
5.0 out of 5 stars
All Good!
It works great. Support this seller. Good product, great service. Don't overpay when you don't have to. I wish I could get everything I need as such a good price.
Published 15 days ago by Colten Rowland
4.0 out of 5 stars
great money-saver for the hobbyist photographer
I got this because I wanted to do some macro photography but didn't want to buy a lens just for macro since any lens these days is so expensive (and I'm in medical school with... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Kyle V Huegel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saved me ~$700
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Published 19 days ago by Arthur
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
I had an old E series 50mm prime that I wanted to use as a cheap macro lens. This adapter screwed in easily to the filter thread on the lens. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Gray
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reverse ring
This ring has given me a start into macro photography without the enormous expenses of macro lenses. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Desmond R. Curtis
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works great!
It's a thing. It works. WOOO! But really, srsly, it's just a poor chicas macro. No issues not coming off lens or camera body. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Emily
1.0 out of 5 stars
What the hell?
Extremely cheap, and nearly broke my nikon d7000. I will never recommend this trash to anyone. Its best to save up and get a real lens.
Published 3 months ago by Jessica Irene Bulley
