Extension tubes.
Dec 2, 2011 19:42:27 #
I use a Canon Rebel T2i and I'm interested in extension tubes. I don't know very much about them and was wondering if anyone has photos with and without extension tube to see a comparison. Thanks for any help. I have the standard lense EFS 18-55mm and EF 50mm and EFS 55-250 mm. :|
Dec 2, 2011 19:46:51 #
Extension tubes are usually purchased in a set of three: 12-mm, 20-mm, and 36-mm. They can be used individually or in combinations.
I have two photos in this set that will help clarify. You should do the same set of photos for your own benefit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonian72/sets/72157623703013085/with/4643648891
I have two photos in this set that will help clarify. You should do the same set of photos for your own benefit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonian72/sets/72157623703013085/with/4643648891
Dec 3, 2011 07:58:07 #
Old Timer
Loc: Greenfield, In.
I use a Canon and play with macro using using tubes. I am finding I am going to have to get a ring light if I want good results. Lighting is a problem when that close to a subject. I have used my light box and got good results, but if you want to shoot insects, flowers, or any thing in nature, my experience is you need more light as you camera has to be close and blocks out the light and you need longer exposure which cause out of focus shots. The best results with lens has be the nifty fifty that I have.
Dec 3, 2011 08:14:02 #
Am not sure this will help, but from c. 1957 - 1995, I used a pair of Leica IIIG's for both dirtwork construction jobs (weekly reports) and personal shots -- scenery, etc. --in rural Alaska -- one with color film, the other with Tri-X. The main lens was a collapsable 50 mm on each. However, I often carried a 35mm (wide angle) and a 90 mm and a 135 mm telephotos. The 50 mm's were great, because they fit in Pendleton shirt pockets. The viewfinder had a rectangular box for the 50 mm, and corner tabs for the 90 mm. However, I got a small viewfinder which clipped into the flash bracket, and had stops for 25, 35, 50, 90, and 135 mm lens. It was a real handy setup.
I strapped film canisters on the neck straps, so had extra rolls handy. It worked beautifully, but of course was as antique as film is now. (But I still use a Minolta with a zoom lens now for almost everything.) ('Cuse spelling, etc.)Sourdough
I strapped film canisters on the neck straps, so had extra rolls handy. It worked beautifully, but of course was as antique as film is now. (But I still use a Minolta with a zoom lens now for almost everything.) ('Cuse spelling, etc.)Sourdough
Dec 3, 2011 13:48:36 #
I found another way to do closeups without a ring flash. I read it in a book somewhere and tried it on some flowers. It was late afternoon with no sun and poor light conditions. I mounted camera on a tripod and focused on the flower. Then I added the light from a hand held led flashlight and took the picture. It worked exceptionally well highlighting the flower. The article that I read was very specific on led flashlight. Mine has two settings of brightness so you can vary the amount of light that you get. Samples attached. You're never too old to learn.
Color Viola
B&W comversion
Color Viola
Dec 6, 2011 03:58:08 #
Dec 6, 2011 04:17:13 #
You may have already made a decision on the tubes but if not I suggest looking at kendo tubes the work great and are about half or less than the canon tubes
Dec 7, 2011 21:24:21 #
Thanks for your message. (I wasn't looking for tubes; merely trying to comment to someone who was asking about exteninson tubes ---- but I don't know how this system really works [and am a novice at using a computer] and may have goofed up.}
Dec 7, 2011 22:46:39 #
We purchased a Sonya55 slt along with a macro lens of 30mm but are now looking at the extension tubes are they a good idea for someone wanting to do macro/micro shots?
Dec 7, 2011 23:55:50 #
lawana wrote:
We purchased a Sonya55 slt along with a macro lens of 30mm but are now looking at the extension tubes are they a good idea for someone wanting to do macro/micro shots?
Extension tubes were designed for use with macro lenses. They can be used with standard prime or zoom lenses, but they work best with flat-field macro lenses.
A 30-mm macro lens on a DX-size CMOS means Working Distance for 1:1 mag. is about 45-mm (<2-inches). Adding tubes to acheive higher magnification will result in shorter WD.
Aug 19, 2012 23:06:10 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Extension tubes are usually purchased in a set of three: 12-mm, 20-mm, and 36-mm. They can be used individually or in combinations.
I have two photos in this set that will help clarify. You should do the same set of photos for your own benefit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonian72/sets/72157623703013085/with/4643648891
I have two photos in this set that will help clarify. You should do the same set of photos for your own benefit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonian72/sets/72157623703013085/with/4643648891
Hi Nikonian72... Clicker here! :-)
I am thinking seriously about getting extension tubes for my T2i also. I have a Sigma 150 2.8 macro lens. I am always reading about macro photography and they always say to make sure you buy a compatible set of extension tubes...now that said. If you have a canon camera and buy Canon compatible extension tubes do they work properly with Sigma lenses?
I also have a Tamron 2x teleconverter which I can't get to work with much of anything... Is it because it is Tamron ? If so there is no such thing as a Tamron camera...so what is it good for? (humor me...I am old...) Also I need /want a teleconverter for my Sigma 150-500 ...so I should by a Canon 1.4 and/or 2 x converter? So many questions...not enough time...
Sigma 150 Macro - Sweet Pea abstract
Sigma 150-500 Zooms Lens with OS - Rose breasted Grosbeak
Aug 20, 2012 01:58:11 #
Sigma, Tamron, and other similar "secondary" companies manufacture lenses that will fit many different cameras by "primary" manufactures, such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, etc. Each lens has a dedicated mount for a particular camera make, so they are not interchangeable between manufacturers.
Kenko makes very good Auto-extension tubes for each camera make, which will keep your lens auto-focus & auto-aperture.
Generally, tele-extenders have a very poor reputation. But I understand that the Canon 1.4x is superior to other extenders.
Kenko makes very good Auto-extension tubes for each camera make, which will keep your lens auto-focus & auto-aperture.
Generally, tele-extenders have a very poor reputation. But I understand that the Canon 1.4x is superior to other extenders.
Kenko auto-extension tube set
Oct 6, 2012 20:15:13 #
I just bought a set of canon extension tubes for my T2i and don't really know how to use them. But never being able to get close to a bug I went out in the back yard with the 31mm extension in front of my 55 to 250 kit lens. From about a foot or a little more away I got a decent photo of an unknown spider that was about 1 and 1/2 cm long, no more. Now I really need to learn how to use these tubes, any good tutorials around?
Spider
Oct 6, 2012 20:36:59 #
drcjc wrote:
I suggest two steps:Now I really need to learn how to use these tubes, any good tutorials around?
1) Go to YouTube and search Canon "extension tube";
and
2.) Go to the UglyHedgeHog forum True Macro-Photography Forum at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html
There you will find a thread entitled Introduction to True Macro-Photography Forum that has several reference threads that will answer a lot of your "macro" questions.
Oct 6, 2012 22:36:28 #
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