Comments on: Macro Photography on a Budget: Shoot Close-Up Cheaply

By: agnes

agnes — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:37 +0000

awesome trick, thank you for this!

has anyone had any luck doing this with a film SLR?

By: Project 365: Week 2 | Christa Donald Photography | Weddings, Senior Portraits, Family Portraits

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:59:26 +0000

[...] continues with week 2. Yay! This week I was inspired by an article I read on a trick called “Poor Man’s Macro,” that I’d read about awhile back on the MCP Actions blog (one of my favorites!). See, [...]

By: poor man’s macro lens | Jess Rotenberg Photography | Blog

poor man’s macro lens | Jess Rotenberg Photography | Blog — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:38:30 +0000

[...] results. It’s not perfect, but it works and it cost me…$0. Learn more over here at the MCP blog. Interested in some free photo tips from a professional? Sign up here to unlock your download! As a [...]

By: Macro Photography » Dallas Frisco Photographer | High School Senior, Newborn, Baby, Child, Children

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:05:22 +0000

[...] is Macro. If you don’t own a macro lens, you can always try the poor man’s macro. MCP Actions has a great tutorial on this. I have never tried poor man’s macro. I am too much of a [...]

By: Fifty-Two Fridays |Macro | Bay Area Photographer « Wendy VonSosen Photography

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:35:59 +0000

[...] my own Macro lens by using a technique called the Poor Man’s Macro. Read all about it on MCP’s blog HERE. I can’t declare success. But it was better than [...]

By: Jaoski Manila

Jaoski Manila — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:13:23 +0000

you can buy a reverse ring Nikon BR-2a for only $40 or if you want to take a risk with nameless brand for $8. With reverse ring you can use a zoom camera (dont use the one that is too heavy it might damage your camera thread) if your lens doesnt have an aperture control on it, you can stuck a piece of paper to its “ring” to keep it open. And if you want to put your uv filter on your reversed lens you can buy nikon BR-3 to help attached it.

By: Mike Eckman

Mike Eckman — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:39:35 +0000

Did you just screw your lens into the camera backwards???? Love the results.

By: Trina

Trina — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:07:35 +0000

This is a great fix for macro. I am in a bit of a slump with my photos and this might be the change I need. Thanks for posting

By: Amy B

Amy B — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:10:22 +0000

you just rocked my world! I can’t wait to see what I just took! And I got lucky (kind of) when a bee landed on a flower I was looking at. Usually I scream like a little girl whenever a bee gets within 3 yards of me, but I sucked it up and did my best to take a pic before it flew away…and I ran away screaming Thanks!

By: Elle Ticula

Elle Ticula — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:47:59 +0000

Hey neat trick. I will be using that now.