I caught an interesting instructable where user nurglets created a stacked macro filter of sorts. They basically purchased a damaged kit lens from an auction site, and removed the rear lens assembly. The lens assembly then was attached to an old filter making a half stacked lens macro filter gizmo. It is [...]

Normally we typically write about DSLR equipment on macroreverse, but not everyone has that need to spend the money on a dslr let alone a reversal ring.   What do you do if you want to do extreme macro on a point and shoot?  Well apparently one method is to take apart a set of [...]

I have written about do it yourself extension tubes before, but I came across this instructable where user BorisKafka basically built themselves a macro lens using a redbull can as a extension tube.  It is an extremely easy instructable.  They took a camera body cap and cut a hole in it.  They then glued a [...]

I wrote last time about a nikon diy reverse macro ring adapter, so I felt it would be good to do the same when I stumbled upon a Canon version. I came across this on instructables from user jeoncs where they use an old 58mm Hoya Filter and a Canon EOS Tmount with some mighty putty [...]

Sometimes flowers just don’t tell the tale when it comes to macro, so I lucked out and happened upon a bee that had passed on (RIP).  It gave me a chance to get a controlled setup to compare a few things.  Lets first take a long at the true 1:1 macro lens.
The sigma 50mm DG [...]