>>3171842>>3171603Okay, I figured out what I needed to get the aperture on my lens to work with a reverse ring. Turns out that there are kits to turn your auto-aperture lens into a manual aperture lens when reversed.
>Fotodiox RB2A 55mm Macro Reverse Ring Kit w/ Nikon G & DX Lens Aperture ControlIs what I'm getting for my:
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-p-dx-nikkor-18-55mm-f%252f3.5-5.6g.htmlWhile testing how to do this, I found I could manually adjust the aperture by sliding the spring-loaded metal tab. Lighting is absolute shit, but the Left side of this image is the lens reversed with 68mm of extension tubes on it while the Right side is normal with the same tubes. I just took the lens off the tubes, flipped it around, held it up to the tubes, and held the aperture tab wide open for the Left shot. I have more working room with it reversed too. This image is resized. The Alt letters on the Right side are as zoomed in as you see in
>>3171035 meaning the Left side is a whole lot bigger than what it can normally do.
