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Macro Lenses
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I’m just starting to get into Macro Photography. I already have a Tokina Macro 100mm f2.8D and I was wondering would anyone recommend any other lenses. I also have a 50mm f1.8 II and I was wondering about extension tubes. any and all help would be greatly appriated. Thanks
Hi Trish, welcome to the site-
I reckon there’s not much point in tubes for the 1.8 if you already have a dedicated macro lens-
however, the same tubes on the macro lens could give interesting results-And tubes on wide angles are interesting too-
I think Kenko probably make the best tubes- allowing the electronics to work-
you can find them on ebay-j
do you shoot canon or nikon?
there is a 300mm lens that nikon makes that happens to focus very closely.
i know a few people who use it for macro stuff with some amazing results
but its not cheap.
I have a Canon 40D. tell me more about these tubes i heard that they don’t work with all lenses
oh have you tried using the live view for macro focusing yet is soooooo cool.
the canon 180 macro is ment to be the dogs what knots, never used it though
No but I did see the thread on using the liveview it’s something I’m definately going to try out ASAP.
extension tubes are a really cheap and easy way to get into macro photography without buying a dedicated macro lens. they are hollow tubes (some relay autofocussing info between lens and body) which sit between the lens and the body and allow for increased magnification….but at a cost (the amount of light hitting the sensor decreases when tubes are used…so you need either a fast lens (50mm f1.8) or a tripod…and preferably both). I got a set of 3 tubes from Jessops at Christmas and I really enjoy shooting with them…Ive just posted up some of my first pics with them on the Macro forum if anyone is interested.
Wikis explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_tube
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