I've used my fair share of extension tubes, close-up filters and macro lenses over the years, but never macro bellows. So I was extremely excited to get my hands on the Novoflex Automatic Macro ...

Reversing the lens orientation is common practice in macro photography. To get even more magnification you can increase the distance between the film and lens by using an extension tube or bellows.

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...

Close up photography can be expensive if you buy a true macro lens. But there are less expensive ways of going in close. You can add a whole host of accessories to get you right in to the action These ...

Save your money for more lenses; convert a cardboard tube and some simple parts into a lens extension tube to take macro photographs on the cheap. You'll need a DSLR body cover, a lens socket cover, ...

Laowa, possibly the world-leader in producing weird and wacky lenses, seems to have yet another optical oddity to add to its portfolio. The company already produces several macro 'probe' lenses with ...

Macro photography — the art of taking pictures of tiny things — can be an expensive pastime. Good lenses aren’t cheap, and greater magnification inflates the price even further. One way to release a ...

The Photocritic blog posts a cheap and clever DIY project for digital SLR camera owners who want to take seriously crisp shots of tremendously tiny surfaces, using a Pringles potato chip can as the ...