ef 25-2
yooperdooper
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hello:i have a cannon eos 30-d with a canon efs 18-200mm lens.recently i bought an extension tube made by canon an ef 25-2.it worked well when i tested it.my question is how much does it increase the focal length.?does it increase the focal length equally from 18mm to 200mm?can i use it for more than just macro? thanks john
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The effect of an extension tube is greater with shorter lenses, so you might think that your zoom lens would get greater magnification when zoomed out. However, zoom lenses are tricky devils, and they often don't do what you might expect when put on an extension tube. Since you already have both the tube and the zoom lens, you may as well experiment to see what happens. But you might want to pick up a prime lens or two, probably starting with the ultra-cheap Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, if you want to do macro photography with extension tubes.
Got bored with digital and went back to film.
today i expeimented with both the canon 18-200mm and the sigma 18-50 mm using the ef 25-2.the longer lens did better in terms of focus on the flowers i shot but the focus wasn't real good.i held the leses 4-6 inches from the subjects.i set the camera to f-11 and 1/30s
14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
85 and 50 1.4
45 PC and sb910 x2
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i did use a tripod and not a flash
good, if you do a lot of macro then a dedicated 1:1 macro lens is useful