You'll let me know if I'm bugging you, won't you?

[LaFoto]

I quite like your DIY set-up and while it may not (yet) be top-notch and IDEAL for macro photography, you are trying to get nearer to your goal - ultimately a dedicated macro lens will be the only thing to do "the job" well and right for you, but I like how you make do with what you have. And I see you even have an adapter for attaching your lens in reverse --- when I tried to get "more macro" with this technique 4 years ago, all I could do was HOLD the lens to the hole... I still wonder how I could pull of the macros of the dandelion and the_fly !?!?!

 

[err_ok]

Heh my only reasonably decent photo reversed is this guy;
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3655695476_7bf093bd2e_b.jpg

 

[Bend The Light]

Heh my only reasonably decent photo reversed is this guy;
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3655695476_7bf093bd2e_b.jpg

It is so hard to get the focus in the right place, isn't it. A steady hand is essential, and I find I am getting steadier as I keep practicing.

Other than that, it's having a slow subject so you can take a few shots and stack them!