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from San Jose, CA on 9/26/2008
It does what it said it does, but can not replace a true macro lens. Even with the shortest extender, the focal range was limited to a few inches, making it very difficult to focus and very limiting on its application. Wanted to use this to reduce the minimum focus distance of the 70-200mm lens, but only having a few inches of focus range, it just wasn't usable for portraits.
from Texas on 8/25/2008
This product does exactly what it is supposed to do.
from Minneapolis, MN on 8/24/2008
For the money these are a great buy. For the price of one Canon extension tube, you get three. They work well for my use.
from wv on 8/7/2008
Ease of use
from Round Rock, TX on 8/6/2008
I am pleased with the three piece combination Extension Tubes. At first, it took a little getting use to, but after learning the focal length differences when using the tubes, I was excited to be able to take real close up pictures and find myself looking around the house for small items and details to photograph up close and personal.
At first I was worried that the tubes would not work with all my lens, but was happily surprised when I tried all three sizes of the extensions on my Canon EF 50mm, EF-S 17-85MM, and EF 70-200MM L IS USM lenses. I found that using the Extension Tubes works best when the camera is mounted on a Tripod and it takes a little adjusting to set up the correct focus for the Extension Tube used. But what doesn’t with these new digital cameras.
If a person is looking for an economical method to get into Macro Photography, I believe the purchase of this tube kit is well worth the price. If you have different lenses you will find yourself trying all combinations of tubes and lenses and learning the different set ups for different macro shots. Great stuff!
From my inspection of the tubes, the construction is just fine and will hold up to any normal use. Securing the tube and lenses to the camera requires that the tube be installed first before adding the lens. I don’t really understand why, except for the time when you forget to turn off the camera when changing the extension. It is no big deal, and again it is one of those things you have to learn just like any other part of using the digital SLR.
Focusing the camera using any of the tubes takes some getting use a first and please don’t think that the tubes are to extend the range of zoom. There is a range within the zoom range of the lens that the tube will work the best. Out side of that range, the pictures will be out of focus. Again like everything else about DSLR's we have to learn the correct usage. I did buy this kit to get close to an object, not change my 70-200MM lens to a 140-400MM lens.
All an all, I am pleased with this kit and I am enjoying the new world of Macro Photography.
I hope I covered some areas of the extension tubes that may have been of concern. I believe it is a great buy for getting up close and personal.
Close up of our dogs eye
Tags: 20MM tube 50MM Lens
from N. VA, USA on 7/18/2008
This set of 3 costs the same or less than a single one of the canon ones. All they are just tubes so there is no lost quality.
The description is for the old non ef-s compatible ones, but I received the new version that is ef-s compatible. That was a pleasant surprise.
from San Jose, CA on 6/12/2008
The best thing about this product is the range of focal lengths at your disposal for the price. It made a perfect combination using the 20mm extension with my 50mm f/1.8 lens.
I highly recommend this.
Close-up of a Bamboo
Tags: Using Product
from Troy, IL on 5/9/2008
The product seems to be sturdy and adapted well to my Canon camera rebel xt. I have used the 36mm tube and all 3 stacked. They perform as I expected. I have only tried them with my macro lens so far, but it greatly magnified the image with the closer focusing distance that they allowed.
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from San Diego County, CA on 3/2/2007
These tubes don't inspire my confidence, due to lower-grade materials, lower-grade finish, and lower-grade fit. They're cheap, in my opinion, but as simple lens spacers only, they get the job done. I have doubts about the longevity of the contacts, but have not used them long enought to confirm that suspicion. In my opinion, if you're looking for heft, quality, dependability, and pride of ownership, look somewhere else.
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from WI on 2/6/2007
Extension tubes are great for getting REALLY close to your subject. The only quibble is that they require slower shutter speeds due to the fact that the lens is farther from the camera. This is characteristic of ALL extension tubes and teleconverters. If you have a nice fast lens, though, it's not that big of a problem.