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Specifications:
- This reversing ring allows you to mount a 55mm(Female) front threaded lens in reverse on a lens mount camera
- Recommended for use with standard 55mm lenses
- Reversing the lens greatly increases the macro reproduction capabilities
- Special aluminum alloy, high strength, impact resistance
- This is an original product
- Suitable for: 55mm/2.16in (Female) front threaded lens
- Size: 8 x 55mm / 0.3 x 2.2in(H x Dia.)
Details:
- Enhance your photographic experience with this 55mm macro reverse ring
- The male macro reverse ring is a must have for the serious photographer
- Made of high quality material, the male macro reverse ring is durable and reliable for long time use
How to Use Camera Lens Adapters:
Amateur photographers with SLR or DSLR cameras usually have only one or two lenses, as lenses are expensive and usually only professionals can afford to invest in a wide variety. Lens adapters provide a less expensive way to have the specialty lenses you may require, in that they allow you to do macro photography or extend the telephoto range of your lens. You can even find adapters that will allow you to alter perspective or provide special effects like light polarization. When it's time to buy, just make sure you have the right adapter to fit your camera and lens. Each manufacturer has different screw threads on the front of the lens, and rear bayonets must be the right size to couple with your camera body. Read on to learn about the different type of adapters and their applications.- Purchase a close up lense if you are photographing things like plants, insects, jewelry and maybe even food items. Close up lenses, which screw into the front of the camera lens, contain multiple elements of optical glass and are used to change the focus range of the lens. They come in different magnifications and are sometimes sold in sets. A 1X adapter will halve the focus range of your lens. If your lens could focus at 3 feet, you can now focus at 1.5 feet. With a 2X adapter you could focus .75 feet. They dramatically reduce the depth of field, as is true with all macro photography. They are also usually the least expensive accessory lenses to purchase.
- Buy telephoto adapters if you need to extend the telephoto range of the lens. These also contain multiple optical glass elements and are attached to the rear of the lens and then directly onto the camera. They are more expensive than close lenses and are very camera specific since they need to couple with the camera's autofocus and exposure mechanisms. You need to also be conscious of the weight it will add to the lens. A 2X adapter will turn a 200mm lens into a 400mm lens. It can also be used with zoom telephoto lenses. These adapters are great for sports and wildlife photography and are also used in street photography.
- Purchase an adapter that will alter the perspective of your camera in the same way a view camera does if you are doing architectural and scenic photography or any assignment where the perspective is critical. You can purchase an adapter like the one pictured at the top of this article from LensBaby (see Resources below). These adapters screw into the front of the lens and allow you to tilt the front element to alter the perspective and eliminate converging lines. Another way is to purchase a bellows like the one pictured here. This option actually provides more control since you have a bellows extension and front element tilt both available. You can always adjust perspective in post production, but you will lose some of the image in the editing process.
- Buy special effects lens adapters like the fisheye adapter (pictured here) if you need to turn your wide-angle lens into a fisheye lens. You can also find polarizing filters to minimize reflections from water and glass. Both of these adapters are useful in general photography and provide a function that cannot be achieved in post production. There are also multiple image adapters, clear spot adapters, soft focus adapters and many more. These are much less useful in the digital age since all of the special effects can be easily created in post production.
How to Install Adapter Ring:
- Screw the ring adapter onto your lens.
- Slide the filter holder on the ring adapter until it snap in place.
- Slide the filter into one of the filter holder slots which is depended by your filter's size.
Tips & Warnings
- Know your camera specifications when purchasing lens adapters.
- For the best quality, only buy adapters
Package Included:
- 1 x MASSA Male 55mm-55mm Macro Reverse Ring Reversing
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Tammy VanMeer
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03-22-2011- Other Thoughts: Good, solid construction and easy to screw on to my Rebel XSi. The only complaint I have is its limited use - I didn't realize that it would only focus on things about an inch and a half away. Still, I use it often. Very narrow depth of field.
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Frank Moore
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02-02-2011- Other Thoughts: VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS PRODUCT, GREAT PRICE ALSO, I BOUGHT BOTH THE STEP UP AND STEP DOWN RING SETS. AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL THEY FIT ON MY LENS AND FILTERS..MIKE
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Bryan Schapiro
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03-02-2011- Other Thoughts: The adapter is of good quality and fits my Canon XSi and 55mm lens perfectly. The lens is very stable and I was able to begin taking very close up shots after just a few minutes of practice. <br/> <br/>The only downside was in the lens itself. It is the 18-55mm lens that came with the camera and it is not designed to be used in this configuration, so the zooming and focusing are cumbersome. When you try to turn the focus ring the zoom ring wants to turn as well and vice versa since the lens is not anchored at the base.
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Don Grell
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04-11-2011- Other Thoughts: Neat adapting ring to make your regular lens into a macro type lens. It gets extremely close up, so you have to play with it at first. Only objection I have is that you are not able to leave it attached to the lens and us a lens cap (or for that matter - any other lens attachment such as a polorizing lens) for regular shooting. In other words - have the ability to switch back and forth from regular lens shooting, to close up shooting by just reversing the lens.
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Andrew Miller
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04-21-2011- Other Thoughts: let's you get real up and close to your subject and manually focus your lens to get great shots !!!
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