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Great, but take care!!!
Posted by
purkinje17
on 7/1/2010
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Pros: Great macros with a great price. Good buy!!
Cons: I have had a big problem because the small screw that is in the part that get atached to the camera body. So I wasn't able to release the tubes from the camera, and I had to go to the tech service...
But now I've removed that small screw and I have the tubes working perfectly in my Nikon D80..
Other Thoughts: TAKE CARE WITH THE SMALL SCREW BEFORE PUT THE TUBES INTO THE CAMERA BODY!!
Tubes quality are not the best, but they seem to be durable, and have light weight, what it's goog to carry on camera bag...
Bottomline: I'm so happy with my tubes!!! ;)
Great if you've got the light
Posted by
KyleS
on 2/27/2010
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Pros: Completely manual, simple and straightforward.
Mine has good build quality, and works, assuming the subject has enough illumination.
It's cheaper than a good set of screw-on macro filters, and gives exceptionally better photos.
Cons: Completely manual. This doesn't connect the signal between the lens and the camera, so apeture and focus are stuck (unless your lens lets you adjust manually).
You need a lot more light with tubes then you do with macro-filters. The more extended you make it, the more light you need.
Don't try to use all three together unless you've got a floodlight on your subject!
Because this is so simple and manual, it doesn't need much care or protection, but the threads are a little delicate. Keep the kit together in your bag!
Other Thoughts: Nikon's cheapest lens is the 50mm, and that lens can co completely manual, which makes it perfect for this. It's also the lens that all the photography-websites say you need to buy if you've got a Nikon. If you want to do macro-photos, you could do a lot worse than buying this & a new (or used) 50mm lens.
If you don't have a manual lens this will still work, it's just a little harder. If I take my 18-55mm zoom lens (standard nikon kit lens) off, when my camera is on, the apeture stays on it's last setting. Set it wide open, take it off, then attach it to the macro-tube.
Bottomline: If you want to take macro photos on the cheap, this is way way better than a macro-filter.
Macro photography on the cheap
Posted by
doniv
on 2/6/2010
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Pros: - cheap
- works as advertised
- metal
Cons: - need to learn how to mount it properly
- sharp edges
- paint peels off
Other Thoughts: Make sure you mount it properly and the lock is engaging. If it is mounted properly, both the tube and the lens will NOT rotate. You will be able to take it off only if you disengage the lock.
Aperture setting has to be done manually, so works well with lenses having an aperture ring, like the 50mm 1.8
Bottomline: Unbeatable fun for the price. Extremely handy for clicking macros without spending too much.
For manual aperture lenses only!
Posted by
ngill85
on 5/25/2008
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Pros: Cheaper than buying dedicated macro lenses, with results that look far better than the <$10 price tag would suggest.
Threads seemed to be good quality, and everything fit my Nikon D70s smoothly.
Cons: Only works with completely manual lenses (manual focus and aperture)
The QC department managed to miss the release screw not being in the pin - it was screwed into the spring UNDER the pin. I had to fix this to release it from my lense (SCARY)
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Bottomline: If you have manual aperture lenses and want to feel out macro photography, this is a good way to feel out the water without forking over $300 for a new lense.