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07/26/2005 09:32:24 PM · #1 |
| I'm looking for a maco-lens that goes on a canon EOS Rebel. Anyone selling? |
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07/26/2005 09:37:58 PM · #2 |
| Put an extension tube on your favorite lens and you're in business. |
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07/26/2005 09:51:01 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Put an extension tube on your favorite lens and you're in business. |
That's your solution to everything...
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07/26/2005 09:58:29 PM · #4 |
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07/26/2005 10:06:40 PM · #5 |
here ya go
Kenko extension tubes
they can be found cheaper, I paid like $109 for my set of 3.
James |
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07/26/2005 10:11:08 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by irika:
extension tube? |
One of these. It goes between your camera and lens and allows you to focus much closer than normal. The tube is hollow, so there's no glass to degrade the image quality, and it's MUCH cheaper than a dedicated macro lens. |
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07/26/2005 10:13:41 PM · #7 |
here are some samples using the extension tubes and various lenses
 
 
James |
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07/26/2005 10:18:27 PM · #8 |
This was taken with a 200mm lens and extension tubes (the other butterflies in my Challenge Outtakes portfolio were taken with the same setup.
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07/26/2005 10:19:43 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by kyebosh:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Put an extension tube on your favorite lens and you're in business. |
That's your solution to everything... |
No... sometimes duct tape is the answer. ;-P |
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07/26/2005 10:20:20 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by kyebosh:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Put an extension tube on your favorite lens and you're in business. |
That's your solution to everything... |
No... sometimes duct tape is the answer. ;-P |
... and a reversed 50mm lens.
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07/26/2005 10:21:16 PM · #11 |
In terms of quality, the extention tubes will not be as good as a dedicated macro lens. There are no optics to get in the way, however, it is forcing the lens to work at a distance it was not designed to do. The further from the sensor you push a lens, the more sharpness it loses, especially in the edges/corners. If you're not worried about some quality loss, then extention tubes can be much cheaper than a macro lens. If you want the quality of a macro lens, which, trust me, is incredible, just spring for the macro lens.
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07/26/2005 10:25:20 PM · #12 |
On a 1.6 crop camera the edge quality isn't really an issue since that part of the frame isn't captured by the sensor.
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07/26/2005 10:26:38 PM · #13 |
oh btw, if you mount a manual 50mm reversed onto the body itself... you get 1:1 macro.
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07/26/2005 10:48:04 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by kyebosh:
oh btw, if you mount a manual 50mm reversed onto the body itself... you get 1:1 macro. |
how do you do this? |
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07/26/2005 10:59:26 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by rikki11:
Originally posted by kyebosh:
oh btw, if you mount a manual 50mm reversed onto the body itself... you get 1:1 macro. |
how do you do this? |
Oh I don't remember offhand, but iirc you need to modify an adapter or glue the front end onto a canon EOS mount (like a cheap adapter). It has to be a manual lens so that you can control the F stops on the lens, as you won't be able to with the camera. There is a system where you can use an EF mount, and still have the fstops work where it's reversed but it's pretty expensive. It has a mount for the front of the lens and the back so that it can connect to the contact points.
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