Comments on: How to get a closer focus with your lens http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens tips and tutorials for digital nature photography Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Berardi http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-37506 Steve Berardi Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:12:48 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-37506 @bycostello - Macro lenses usually have this extension "built in" (which is what makes them a macro lens and allows them to focus so much closer), but macro lenses are usually pretty short (100-200mm). And, sometimes it's helpful to use a longer telephoto lens (300mm or longer) to help you isolate your subject against a very specific part of the background. So, in order to fill the frame with your desired composition, sometimes it's necessary to get in pretty close with that long telephoto lens, and these extension tubes help you do that. @bycostello – Macro lenses usually have this extension “built in” (which is what makes them a macro lens and allows them to focus so much closer), but macro lenses are usually pretty short (100-200mm). And, sometimes it’s helpful to use a longer telephoto lens (300mm or longer) to help you isolate your subject against a very specific part of the background. So, in order to fill the frame with your desired composition, sometimes it’s necessary to get in pretty close with that long telephoto lens, and these extension tubes help you do that.

]]> By: bycostello http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-37481 bycostello Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:05:40 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-37481 would you be better using a macro lens, or is there not much difference? would you be better using a macro lens, or is there not much difference?

]]> By: Juan M. Leal http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-31995 Juan M. Leal Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:09:35 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-31995 Tengo Zeikos Auto Focus Macro Extension Tube for Nikon (12mm, 20mm & 36mm). I have a Nikon D300 + Nikon TC -17E II teleconverter+ Extension tubes Zeikos 12,24,36 + Nikon 105mm 2.8. You indicates that the correct order for macrophotos is: CAMERA + TELECONVERTER+ EXTENSION TUBES ZEIKOS+ NIKON LENS. But I could not place these items in that order apparently does not fit with teleconverter nikon, but only in this order: CAMERA + EXTENSION TUBES + TELECONVERTER + LENS 105mm 2.8 nikon. This is incorrect. I could advise on this issue. Thanks a lot at advance. Juan M. Leal. jumileal@gmail.com Tengo Zeikos Auto Focus Macro Extension Tube for Nikon (12mm, 20mm & 36mm).
I have a Nikon D300 + Nikon TC -17E II teleconverter+ Extension tubes Zeikos 12,24,36 + Nikon 105mm 2.8.
You indicates that the correct order for macrophotos is:
CAMERA + TELECONVERTER+ EXTENSION TUBES ZEIKOS+ NIKON LENS.
But I could not place these items in that order apparently does not fit with teleconverter nikon, but only in this order: CAMERA + EXTENSION TUBES + TELECONVERTER + LENS 105mm 2.8 nikon.
This is incorrect. I could advise on this issue. Thanks a lot at advance. Juan M. Leal. jumileal@gmail.com

]]> By: David H. Hessell http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-13999 David H. Hessell Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:06:59 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-13999 Love the 'tubes ... I use the Kenko 36mm with my Nikon cameras/lens and it works fine. No problems with any lens I have used ... 20mm, 50mm, 105mm macro, 18-55mm, 18-200mm, or the 80-400mm (haven't used it with my 12-24mm - for that I use the shorter 12mm tube). No worries. I have even tried it with my 1.7X converter ... Nikon and Kenko work fine together as far as I can see over the past dozen years or so I've used them. Love the ‘tubes … I use the Kenko 36mm with my Nikon cameras/lens and it works fine. No problems with any lens I have used … 20mm, 50mm, 105mm macro, 18-55mm, 18-200mm, or the 80-400mm (haven’t used it with my 12-24mm – for that I use the shorter 12mm tube).

No worries. I have even tried it with my 1.7X converter …

Nikon and Kenko work fine together as far as I can see over the past dozen years or so I’ve used them.

]]> By: Matt Bamberg http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 Matt Bamberg Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:46:53 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-5822 Great article. You should write how you attach the extension tube to your camera. Great article. You should write how you attach the extension tube to your camera.

]]> By: July Sweet Stuff | FIMBY http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-get-a-closer-focus-with-your-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 July Sweet Stuff | FIMBY Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:17:48 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=1409#comment-3306 [...] Extension tubes a great way to take closer photos with your dslr. I hope to own a set of these someday... [...] [...] Extension tubes a great way to take closer photos with your dslr. I hope to own a set of these someday… [...]

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