Comment on Lucid Mind by Narodenia
Interesting, I originally got it to do more animal shots when I visit the zoo. I havent been able to visit my zoo yet so im not sure how thats going to go. I thought my next lens should be something i can zoom with since my 50mm cant do much overall. But then I found a new found love for macro photography... and any macro lens is way over my budget. So I bought some macro attach on lenses for about 10 dollars haha, so far they work okay but I wish I could focus on a larger space... not sure how to accomplish that.
This may sound stupid and obvious, but have you tried lowering the ISO and increasing f-stop and exposure time? As far as I understand macro attachments (is it a reverse adapter?) usually lead to having a *very* small focal plane. Increasing the F-Stop as well as the exposure time can possibly make up for this (f-stop is obvious, but long exposure times increase the depth of the focal plane as well!).
Out of interest, what's the closest possible focusing distance using the macro attachment? Without it its something around 5 feet, isn't it?
Out of interest, what's the closest possible focusing distance using the macro attachment? Without it its something around 5 feet, isn't it?
Its just a lens i screw on top of my regular lens. And for me, I have to be at exactly like 5 inches away from the object to be in focus. Im still trying to figure them out...
I assume that's with the focus of your lens manually set to the minimum distance? Changing the focus of the lens should still have an effect though, even with the attachment on 
Other than that, you can try using higher F-stops and long exposure like I mentioned, so you get a larger focal plane at least - though I am not sure about the progression from the focal plane to out of focus areas, it's possible those things you want blurred will appear a little too defined. Trial and error, I guess
Other than that, you can try using higher F-stops and long exposure like I mentioned, so you get a larger focal plane at least - though I am not sure about the progression from the focal plane to out of focus areas, it's possible those things you want blurred will appear a little too defined. Trial and error, I guess
I have no idea honestly. I didnt know you could set it to a minimum distance.
Ah, sorry, my wording was probably misleading. What I meant was setting the focus to the closest possible focusing distance - probably around 5 feet - (which you most likely did already) and increase it from there. I don't know how the attachment changes this distance exactly, but I assume it should be possible to change the focusing distance at least somewhat.
Thanks for the advice, ill look into it.