A pretty cool trick I came across from browsing through the web. (This trick is meant for those who can’t/ don’t want to afford the highly priced macro lenses and just like to shoot macro for entertainment & experimental purposes.)
↑Here’s the model: My palm Centro that’s been with me for almost 18 months now. I shot at the 55m range, hoping that this could reflect the closest a kit lens can get before out of focus.
↑ This is the closest I’d get with the 24-85. I’m sure some of you have lenses that can get even closer.
Nevertheless, none of those are macro.
Here goes the Macro trick:
↑ For your kit lens, zoom it in and focus to infinity and also make sure it’s manual focus.
↑ Focus your 50 to infinity. (It’ll end up like the short form on the left. )
↑ Uncap both sides and place the 50mm front to front of the kit lens. Make sure they’re both in contact with each other.
Shoot away. I had to move in and out (it gets pretty close to the object) to figure out the perfect focus.
// With ultra macro, it takes a steady hand.
Result:
Like super all-up-in-yo-face-pore-type status.
There’s an alternative route, too. with just the 50mm. This actually was a pretty good Macro approach. 
The image was really motion sensitive. It took me awhile to get a steady shot. 
Overall, I thought this was a pretty cool trick to mess around with. Pretty decent macro shots, wouldn’t you think?
Till next time.
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