If you don't have a macro lens, just freelens!

[olivermoss]

Freelensing is photography where your lens is not actually attached to the camera. You can make a very limited DOF macro lens by flipping a wide angle lens around. In theory.

I am trying this right now. So far, nothing is close to working. Some of my compacts primes can't focus without a power connection. So I can't, uh, focus. So I am trying to do shoots with my camera's sensor just hanging out in the open, vulnerable to dust.

I hate the very idea of freelensing. But today I will be watching some tutorials and then trying again.

Comments

[verdande_mi]

This sounds interesting, but beyond my own skills! I am however dreaming of a new camera with a marco lens, a dream which will not come true anytime soon.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, freelensing is not working for me as of yet. I hate the idea of it, but now is a time to try things?

What I am doing to be able to get more detail is tripod shots. The fine details come out a lot better and I can crop the image a lot and still have it look good.