Advice on Extension Tubes or Close Up Lenses
Apr 21, 2020 13:48:17 #
At this point, I don't want to make the investment in a true Macro, for just the reason you suggest; I doubt I would use it that much.
Apr 21, 2020 15:46:45 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
sabfish wrote:
At this point, I don't want to make the investment in a true Macro, for just the reason you suggest; I doubt I would use it that much.
If you don't know if you will use a true macro much, consider buying used instead of new. Or, a used 50 mm prime FL lens and extension tubes is a relatively cheap option.
Apr 21, 2020 15:59:47 #
Paul Diamond wrote:
If you don't know if you will use a true macro much, consider buying used instead of new. Or, a used 50 mm prime FL lens and extension tubes is a relatively cheap option.
I am buying one from a fellow UHH member for $145- I already have sets of tubes - even one that has the electric conductors for AF not that I'll shoot macro that way as it is strongly discouraged by what I have seen in tutorial videos on Youtube.com
Apr 21, 2020 16:11:00 #
Harvey wrote:
I am buying one from a fellow UHH member for $145- I already have sets of tubes - even one that has the electric conductors for AF not that I'll shoot macro that way as it is strongly discouraged by what I have seen in tutorial videos on Youtube.com
If you are buying a used 50mm, and plan to use it primarily for macro photography, I would suggest buying an older manual lens from the film days. You can save yourself lots of $$$$. Many of my students have purchased old film lenses at yard sales and on line for as little as $10. The Minolta Canon and Olympus 50mm f1.4 and f1.8 are quite good. You may even find a Zeiss or Rollie out there too. Then a $10 eBay adapter. And you are ready to go. The Fuji T-3, like all mirrorless cameras lets you view DOF as you change your F-stop so using an old manual lens is easy along with focus peaking. Happy shooting
Apr 21, 2020 16:24:44 #
ORpilot wrote:
If you are buying a used 50mm, and plan to use it ... (show quote)
Oh I have a few film canon FD lens with adapters - that is how I got into my first DSLR - buying an older used Canon Rebel XT and using adapters on the kit of Canon "stuff" I was gifted I now use a T3i that I bought used fairly inexpensive but really does the job for me.
28 mm macro - just really "discovered this - fantastic reversed
50 mm - broke it some how
35-70- working well reversed
75-150- gathering dust
mirrored 500 Don't shoot this often but do enjoy having that reach.
My go to/every day lens is a Tamron 18-200 w/IS
I have the macro bellows but prefer the tubes + 4 directional focusing rail ($30 from amazon)
Apr 21, 2020 16:47:29 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
sabfish wrote:
I have a Fuji X-T30. I would like to be able to take macro's using my 18-55 Fuji Lens. I have never used extension tubes or close up lenses with any of my cameras interchangeable lens cameras (in the past, Nikon SLR or DSLR). I am able to take fairly good close ups with my Sony rx100 m3.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated on extension tubes v. close up lenses. Also advice on Fuji extension tubes/lenses v. generic brands.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated on extension tubes v. close up lenses. Also advice on Fuji extension tubes/lenses v. generic brands.
An extension tube is preferable because it does not add additional lens elements in the light path to subtratct from the properties of your lens. And you don't have to keep an extension tube clean like you do a filter.
But closeup lenses are cheaper to buy, especially just to experiment with macro. So, as the old saying goes, "You pays your money and takes your choice."
Apr 21, 2020 18:38:30 #
Here are three test shots I just did. Sony a6000 APS-C . Just like your Fuji T-30. They were ISO 2000, 1/160 F5.6 on all shots. The registration is not perfect but close. The lens used are Sony Kit 18-50mm with #2 closeup filter, Rollie-Zeiss 50mm with the same #2 close up filter, Sony Kit 16-50mm with 10mm extention tube. The Sony lens was set at 50mm for both shots.These shot were not PP. Originals shot in JPEG. Note on the last photo. The sun cam out so the fabric is burned out in the lower right corner. I hope this helps
16-50mm with #2
50mm with #2
16-50mm with 10mm ext
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