Let's talk tubes
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
) would I be better served to get these
www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Extension-Extrem...id=1308326954&sr=8-2
? I know I loose aperture control as well as auto focus or would my money be better spent on the set that maintains electronic lens control? Your choice though. The electronics let you shoot much quicker, and possibly handhold a few.
HTH
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
"Every artist, was once an amateur"
Thanks everyone for the help!
I had exactly the same requirement as you. I wanted to take some macro images, but didnt think I had a need for a full macro lens. I bought the Kenko tubes from Amazon. They come in a set of three so you can add the one that you need (or all three for really close work). I decided that they work best with my 70-200 lens, and with the macro tubes on, you can focus pretty easily with the zoom ring. The long lens means you are further from the object as well, so you don't block the light with your lens. I don't want to make a habit of this on this forum, but I did a Blog post about macro photography not too long ago!
Steve
Definitely stay with an auto-set of tubes, Steve gets 10 points
...While the manual tubes will allow metering in some settings with a Canon, they will not stop down the aperture. This means you'll be forced to shoot wide-open when using an auto-lens, so can't control depth of field.
If using tubes with a macro lens, you'll probably get by fine with the less expensive auto-set. However, if you can go the extra, the Kenko have a better build, but it's your call. I've used both, and had little problem with less expensive plastic sets made by similar companies such as Opteka.
Here's a little more info that will help you determine the additional magnification you'll gain from tubes, I hope you find it helpful. The example shots are shown using a 50mm macro with tubes.
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Lastly (if using a 100mm macro lens), (budget thinking...) it's also possible to use a tele-converter with your macro lens. Unlike tubes, they do have glass elements, so you lose some quality. However, converters such as a Kenko allow infinity focusing when attached (The Canon Converter will not work with any macro lens though). Another advantage is the Kenko work with your longer lenses for birding too. It's all a matter of which you think you'll use most, ie: Converter, or tubes?
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