Hi Guys..
All of us don't have a dedicated macro lens and some how we start using one lens as a substitute for a macro lens . My fav lens for macro shots is 4/3 Oly 14-54mm II.I love it and here are some shots. Please tell us about ur make shift macro lens and share some pics .
Cheers
Bhupinder

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OMD Silver with battery Grip
Olympus 45mm 1.8
Panny 20mm 1.7
Olympus 4/314-54mm MrkII,
Fuji X100 Black LE

Mine is Teleplus 2X MC7 Macro + OM 50mm F/1.8

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Cameras Panasonic G5 and G2
lenses Rokinon 7.5, P14-42, P14-45, P20, P45-200, P100-300
Adapted lenses Olympus 50mm F1.8 OM , JCPenney 135/F2.8 OM, Teleplus 2X MC7 Macro

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By far my favorite substitute macro is the Zuiko Digital 70-300mm f/4-5.6. I'm not sure that really counts though, as technically it is a tele-macro at 300mm when using manual focus. I don't know why Olympus never marketed it as a macro-capable lens, even though it can achieve the same 1:2 magnification ratio as the Zuiko Digital 50mm f/2 macro and many of the OM Zuiko macros.

This is without any teleconverters or extension tubes:


And this is with the Zuiko EC-14 1.4x teleconverter:


My next favorite macro substitute would be the Zuiko Digital 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD. This lens takes wonderfully sharp images, and gets to a little less than 1:4 magnification ratio, which is pretty much the standard for non-macro Zuiko Digital lenses. This lens is still my go-to lens for shooting small products. If the 50-200mm can fill the frame with it, then that's the lens I'll use. Otherwise, I'll switch to a dedicated macro if the 50-200mm can't get in close enough.

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Olympus E-3 | Olympus E-PL2 PEN | Olympus E-PM1 PEN | Zuiko ED 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD | Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 | Vivitar 100mm f/2.8 Macro | Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm f/2.8 | Konica Hexanon 50mm f/1.4 | Konica Hexanon 85mm f/1.8 | G.Zuiko 50mm f/1.4 | Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 Macro | Zuiko 25mm f/2.8 | KMZ Jupiter-3 50mm f/1.5 | E.Zuiko 200mm f/4 | Zuiko 75-150mm f/4 | Olympus EC-14 teleconverter | VF-2 and VF-3 Viewfinders | EMA-1 Mic Adapter | Olympus FL-36R and FL-50R speedlights

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The closest shot I have to macro is from the Minolta Rokkor 45mm pancake. Heavily cropped. I stuck it on 8x zoom in camera, and minimum focus distance to get this.

I used to make use of the Oly 14-42mm mk1 which had a surprisingly short minimum focus..been experimenting recently with a reverse mount setup for macro, using a 28mm 3.5 Olympus OM lens mounted backwards to the sensor.







A better description of the setup and a few extra shots here:
Reversing Ring Cactus Macros!

Inspired by phrenic I tried out the reversed lens thing. With some silvertape everything worked out quite easily :)
Ps. Its my first macro shot EVER :)
All made by the quantaray fd 28mm 2.8

e.g. Sigma Achromatic Macro +1.6 Diopter

Chinese House


Wind Poppy


Yarrow


Honeysuckle


Wood Strawberry

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Panasonic G1/GH2/G3/GX1; Sony NEX 5N; Nikon D200/D600
P14, P20, PL25; 14-45, 45-200; Various Adapted Lenses

Tamron 90mm f/2.5 adaptall with its 1:1 2x teleconverter or my Takumar 100mm macro. Often paired to a Sunpak GX8R Ring light.

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Using the Kenko extension tubes [10+16mm] I have used most of my lenses, to experiment with cheap/different close-ups. The longer lenses seem to do best —*this example being extreme: Leica R Elmarit 180mm f2.8, +26mm extension tubes; @ f8, 1/160s, ISO 200. Longer lenses get you a little further away from subjects, and some insects get twitchy if you get too close with, say, the LP 45mm f2.8 macro.

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OM-D/E-M5; GH2; Olympus Zuiko 11-22mm f2.8-3.5 [4/3]; P/L Summilux 25mm f1.4; Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f0.95; Oly DG 35mm f3.5 macro [4/3][to be sold]; P/L Macro Elmarit 45mm f2.8; CV Nokton 50mm f1.1; Leica Dual-Range Summicron 50mm f2; Oly 75mm f1.8; P100-300 f4/5.6; Vivitar 100mm f2.8 [Lester Dine] macro, OM mount; Leica R-mount Elmarit 180mm f2.8; Vivitar 3x tele-extender in OM mount; various B&W UVs, CPs and NDs; O/P adaptors;Leica M3.

Impressive shots .. there are so many alternatives ..

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OMD Silver with battery Grip
Olympus 45mm 1.8
Panny 20mm 1.7
Olympus 4/314-54mm MrkII,
Fuji X100 Black LE