Reversing ring

scitch · Post by **scitch** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:36 am

I wanted to play around with reversing a lens on my Sony a200. So, I purchased a reversing ring for Maxxum to 55 mm. When it arrived, it wasn't a Maxxum, it was a Minolta MD connector and wouldn't work with the alpha. My office can only order form B and H or Adorama and neither has the reversing ring I need. I know that the reversing rings for my camera exist. They have them on ebay, but my office cannot purchase off of ebay.

My question is . . . They have a Sony Alpha to 49 mm reversing ring and 49 to 55 mm step rings. Will adding the step up rings in between the camera and the reversed lens hurt the photos?

Mike

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:43 am

The step rings should be fine. They will add only a mm or two of additional space between the lenses. You might be able to tell the difference by carefully studying photos with vs without, but it will not be a difference that would attract your attention.

--Rik

scitch · Post by **scitch** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:27 pm

Thanks. I wish I could study with and without, but that would mean that I could find one that doesn't require step-up rings. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it at either of those vendors.

Mike

sonyalpha · Post by **sonyalpha** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:22 am

scitch wrote:Thanks. I wish I could study with and without, but that would mean that I could find one that doesn't require step-up rings. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it at either of those vendors.

Mike

Hi Scitch...

I purchased a reversing ring for my Sony Alpha 300 camera here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT

It was delivered a about a week after payment via Pay Pal:

sonyalpha

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:14 am

For about £7 off EBAY Scitch surely you can purchase that out of the petty cash? Whose camera is it anyway, yours or the firms?

DaveW

scitch · Post by **scitch** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:56 pm

Thanks Sony Alpha and Dave.

The camera belongs to my office from a grant that I wrote. So, technically, it is theirs, but I'm the only one who ever uses it. I've seen the rings on eBay, but we purchased one that doesn't fit and have a credit with that company, so I was hoping to find a suitable replacement that I can purchase with our return credit. We bought an external flash from the other company "for sony alpha cameras" that did not fit a sony alpha camera so we have a credit with them too.

Petty cash? No such thing in the education world.

Mike