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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 252360" data-attributes="member: 17556">I have dabbled in reverse lens macro but I would definitely purchase a dedicated macro lens if I could afford one.&nbsp; Reverse macro takes too much effort on anything that moves or is in changing light or winds.The lens itself, if it is a &quot;G&quot; lens, has to be temporarily &quot;modified&quot; to hold the aperture blades wide open as there is no way to control aperture with the camera. You have to focus by moving the camera closer or farther away and that usually means moving the tripod as well.&nbsp; The camera also has no metering capability with a reverse lens.It can work but its far from ideal.The image below was taken with a reversed 80-200mm lens with macro reverse ring adapter lit with LED lights.&nbsp; The actual sizze of the flowers are less than the diameter of a dime coin.&nbsp;<img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/little_blue_flower_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 252360, member: 17556"] I have dabbled in reverse lens macro but I would definitely purchase a dedicated macro lens if I could afford one. Reverse macro takes too much effort on anything that moves or is in changing light or winds. The lens itself, if it is a "G" lens, has to be temporarily "modified" to hold the aperture blades wide open as there is no way to control aperture with the camera. You have to focus by moving the camera closer or farther away and that usually means moving the tripod as well. The camera also has no metering capability with a reverse lens. It can work but its far from ideal. The image below was taken with a reversed 80-200mm lens with macro reverse ring adapter lit with LED lights. The actual sizze of the flowers are less than the diameter of a dime coin. [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/little_blue_flower_1.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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