Description
Extension tube allows you to shoot more closer than the original lens minimum shooting distance
Electronic contacts for recording recorded data
Comes with 2 pieces of 10mm and 16mm in length
Due to the specifications, AF is working, but we recommend using MF because the depth of field is extremely shallow and does not focus easily
Electrical signals are not compatible with genuine lenses. It is also not compatible with mounting adapters
MacChap (verified owner) –
36+20+12 for Canon EOS Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2013 Style Name: Canon Verified Purchase } Mr. J. G. Lingham Pricey, but well made Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2013 Style Name: Micro 4/3 Verified Purchase A solidly made bit of kit, all metal, very well finished. Fits my Olympus Pen like OE, going home with a reassuringly positive click. Unlike some cheaper extension tubes, this one has all the electronic connections needed so that automatic lenses will still communicate with your camera, enabling you to set exposure and focus on the camera and extract EXIF information. But you’ll probably want to shoot on manual anyway. An extension tube isn’t the same as a macro lens, but it can do nearly as much. Installation simply enables you to get the camera closer to the object you are trying to photograph…maybe just a couple of centimetres away, so you can get much of the same effect. This presents some significant challenges. Lighting will be tricky, given the additional magnification you’ll be getting, and being so close the camera itself may cast a shadow over what you are trying to photograph. So you may need a ring flash unless you can use a very slow shutter speed. Any breath of wind will blur what you are trying to photograph, so for best results you may need to bring the camera and object indoors to a makeshift studio. And focusing at that short a distance may be difficult…I don’t bother trying to focus with the camera controls, but put it all on a tripod with a moveable stage, and focus instead by racking the camera back and forth until I get the shot I need. Persevere, and you can take some really cracking close-up photographs to impress your friends. At 90 quid it’s a pretty expensive bit of kit, bearing in mind that it contains no glass whatsoever. But I haven’t found anything else that is as good at any price. How good your photographs turn out will depend on the quality of the lens you are using it with…I’ve got some great results with a 45mm and 17mm prime. Read more 14 people found this h