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Using Magic Lantern => Hardware and Accessories => Topic started by: Kharak on September 03, 2014, 12:42:23 PM

Title: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: Kharak on September 03, 2014, 12:42:23 PM
Thought I'd share this.

Turns this cheapo lens in to a beast of a macro lens.



And shots from the same guy:



Now imagine using this lens with 3x Crop
Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: caculo on September 09, 2014, 01:02:22 AM
a cheap chinese extender is easier!
Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: dpjpandone on September 09, 2014, 08:33:05 AM
Quote from: caculo on September 09, 2014, 01:02:22 AM
a cheap chinese extender is easier!

you missed the point...

Thanks for sharing this Kharak, I loved it!
Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: Satis on September 09, 2014, 09:40:43 AM
Quote from: dpjpandone on September 09, 2014, 08:33:05 AM
you missed the point...

Thanks for sharing this Kharak, I loved it!
Awesome tinkering project, but...
What is actually the point?
If construction / modding lenses, then sure, it's great, but in regards to it's general usefulness caculo has a point.
I mean, you can get the same IQ, or even better with a macro-extended prime, isnt it so?
Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: dpjpandone on September 10, 2014, 01:36:31 AM
the point is this guy is an awesome hardware hacker and not only did he execute a very useful hack/mod to this lens (that everybody got with their camera, but never uses) and made it useful again. Not only that, but he made an awesome video with lots of really cool macro shots...

I'm sure he is well aware of cheap adapters...

Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: albert-e on September 10, 2014, 03:07:20 PM
Awesome hack, you know what you're doing!
Title: Re: Canon 18 - 55mm Reverse engineered in to an ultra macro lens
Post by: Datadogie on September 10, 2014, 08:07:30 PM
Why? Just because.  I just love these tinkering hacks.  8)