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i learned recently about a couple different ways to get super close.

if you already have a macro, you could add extension tubes to get closer. or you could add closeup filters, but i dont love those because they're putting more thick glass between the subject and the sensor, possibly compromising image quality. maybe they have some really high quality closeup filters out there to avoid that though.

another option is this reversal ring which you use with a 50 or wider, and you can see my results above. drawbacks here are:
i have to be a set distance away (very very close) for the image to be in focus, the focus ring does not affect focusing distance.
the adapter is made for a lens that takes a 52mm filter, so if yours is bigger you'll need another adapter.
you need a lens that has an aperture ring because it needs to be adjusted manually. open it up to compose and focus, then close it down to shoot.
there is no in camera metering so you need a meter, or you need to guess.

the last option i know of is to stack lenses... take a zoom lens or any longer lens mounted on the camera normally, then get a male-male adapter ring and reverse a 50mm (or similar) on the end of it. this allows you to focus and meter through the camera, set exposure through the camera, everything you would as normal. provides more magnification than a normal reversed 50mm by using the zoom lens as well. it does create a hell of a vignette in the image that would need to be cropped out, but thats the only drawback i believe. if i had done this i would have needed a 52-62 adapter ring, a 62-77 adapter ring, and a male-male ring in there somewhere.

ok so there it is... let me know if anyone else decides to try this out...