I have both, and together with the 12-24, I could happily settle with those 3 and nothing else

OP, I was only joking about my setup by the way
If you have a 100 in the house then a 35 is a perfect partner. Otherwise the 100 is your best bet. in which case any dedicated macro from 90 to 105 will be fine, but watch out for the f4 which is only half macro 1:2 (or 0.5 x)

I tried it reversed but the difference was negligible, so I chose the best fit, which probably has more impact on quality, as it keeps everything square.
This lens is well regarded. This one is definitely sharp, but it only has 8 aperture blades and colour and contrast are poor, by camera lens standards, so I'm still on the lookout for others
I started a thread here:
Heath Robinson Macro

Back to the OP:
Have you seen this?
35mm macro Ltd for sale
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That will always be in your bag John. I'm never without mine, ever

That's the one Geordie10 See what I mean? Could have sworn I entered that round... evidently not, but it inspired me
I have got a lot closer than my new image above, but this contest's objectives are a little wider.

I could do a bank transfer
Might help our foreign friends to, as they can't enter

It's time a few of us wasted a bit more time on this
Whenever I want to muck about or try a bit of Heath-Robinson Macro, I always use the 'penny test'.
English penny - look under the Queen's head for a little dot (they don't all have them).
Photograph it as well as you can using anything you like.
Display THE WHOLE IMAGE no crops.
Points awarded for ingenuity, clarity, size, general photographic merit and size. Did I mention size?
Points deducted for using macro lenses
An extra photo of your set-up would be nice.
Here's my starter for 10...


Extension tubes, helicoid from fuji lens, El-Nikkor 50 2.8 enlarger lens, Raynox element taped to the end. Sunlight.



Honorable mention to Danniel Bridge, who did the best job years ago, but I can't find the thread.

Yes, the 35 ltd is absolutely lovey and a versatile standard(ish) lens.
or this?


Just bought an El-Nikkor 50mm 2.8 enlarger lens, £15. Still waiting for the enlarger, so I attached it to the tubes with the helicoid from a broken fuji
About twice macro like this...
No, get the 35 ltd

Thanks guys

I haven't looked yet, I've been a good boy.
Thanks for the compliment Fletcher