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Nikon DSLR Cameras
D5100
reverse macro in Manual shooting but MF and/focus modes greyed out?
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<blockquote data-quote="skene" data-source="post: 370652" data-attributes="member: 13155"><p>I'm just kind of curious... Now I could be wrong here...</p><p>If you are using the 18-55 kit lens with a reversing ring.......</p><p><em><strong>HOW ARE YOU KEEPING THE APERTURE BLADES OPEN??????</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Did you buy one of these?</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Aperture-Control-Reverse-Photography/dp/B005ODKGLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414172103&sr=8-1&keywords=reversing+ring+aperture+control" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Fotodiox Aperture Control 52mm Filter for Nikon G/DX Lens in Reverse Mount for Macro Photography : Camera Lens Adapters : Camera & Photo</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EGxCM1whL._SY300_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This keeps the aperture open, as the aperture blades are spring closed and you would need to open them up to take pictures. Otherwise you need to get yourself a manual lens (or any other lens where the aperture is manually adjustable even older AF-D lenses will work for this) so that you can have manual control of the blades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skene, post: 370652, member: 13155"] I'm just kind of curious... Now I could be wrong here... If you are using the 18-55 kit lens with a reversing ring....... [I][B]HOW ARE YOU KEEPING THE APERTURE BLADES OPEN??????[/B][/I] Did you buy one of these? [url=http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Aperture-Control-Reverse-Photography/dp/B005ODKGLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414172103&sr=8-1&keywords=reversing+ring+aperture+control]Amazon.com : Fotodiox Aperture Control 52mm Filter for Nikon G/DX Lens in Reverse Mount for Macro Photography : Camera Lens Adapters : Camera & Photo[/url] [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EGxCM1whL._SY300_.jpg[/img] This keeps the aperture open, as the aperture blades are spring closed and you would need to open them up to take pictures. Otherwise you need to get yourself a manual lens (or any other lens where the aperture is manually adjustable even older AF-D lenses will work for this) so that you can have manual control of the blades. [/QUOTE]
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