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Auto Focus, Auto Exposure Extension Tube Set for Macro (Close up) Photography with Canon EOS AF system
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79 of 80 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. S. Crook
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I got these because I wanted to dabble with macro photography and couldn't justify the expense of one of Canons better macro lenses. Canons tubes are unreasonably costly given that you're only buying extra air between the lens and the sensor, so these are a good compromise.
The Kenko tubes are solidly built and fit together tightly with the Canon 400D body and EF lenses I've used them with. In fact the body fit is *very* tight, almost too much so, though in practice I've not seen any damage or marks on the Canon body mount.
All the usual lens auto-focus and auto exposure stuff continues to work, though as you'd expect with macro photography it's better to rely on manual focus and use a tripod.
The three tubes can be combined, and with a 50mm lens can give a magnification factor of up to 1.47 which is more than adequate for most circumstances. Combined with the cheap but effective 50mm F1.8 lens it makes a pretty good setup. Of course you can use other lenses, the limiting factor will be how close you have to get to the subject, and the available light. Of course this is where a specialised macro lens comes in...
There's an instruction leaflet which, while it's only a single sheet of paper, does manage to convey all the information you'll need to be able to make effective use of the tube set.
The Kenko tubes are solidly built and fit together tightly with the Canon 400D body and EF lenses I've used them with. In fact the body fit is *very* tight, almost too much so, though in practice I've not seen any damage or marks on the Canon body mount.
All the usual lens auto-focus and auto exposure stuff continues to work, though as you'd expect with macro photography it's better to rely on manual focus and use a tripod.
The three tubes can be combined, and with a 50mm lens can give a magnification factor of up to 1.47 which is more than adequate for most circumstances. Combined with the cheap but effective 50mm F1.8 lens it makes a pretty good setup. Of course you can use other lenses, the limiting factor will be how close you have to get to the subject, and the available light. Of course this is where a specialised macro lens comes in...
There's an instruction leaflet which, while it's only a single sheet of paper, does manage to convey all the information you'll need to be able to make effective use of the tube set.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By JJ
Amazon Verified Purchase
I love these tubes. I used them with my 400d and have had great fun with them. I confess I haven't used the Canon version, but you get three Kenko tubes for the price of one Canon so for the money these are far more flexible, especially when you consider that you're not limited to using 1 at a time, but have 7 possible combinations.
I use them mainly with my fixed 50mm lens, but they are compatable with the other lenses I have.
Edit: 2 years on and I still love these. I now use them with my EOS 7D , but still the same lens. Great combination.
I use them mainly with my fixed 50mm lens, but they are compatable with the other lenses I have.
Edit: 2 years on and I still love these. I now use them with my EOS 7D , but still the same lens. Great combination.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Jeff Smith
Amazon Verified Purchase
There's no glass in this product so I really don't know why someone would pay the same amount for a single Canon 25mm tube when you can have these three tubes for the same price. You can stack these tubes in any combination you like to get the results you want; highly recommended, what more is there to say!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Robin Hilton
Amazon Verified Purchase
These are absolutely fantastic, and open up a whole new realm of possibilities for photography.
As an enthusiastic amateur photographer, I was interested in developing new areas of understanding, and looked in to macro photography. You have three choices - spend a lot of money on a dedicated macro lens, buy some magnification lenses, or buy some extension tubes. After ruling the first out on cost alone, and the second on quality, I was left investigating tubes. Again, you have options - plain, cheap tubes, or tubes with electric contacts. Since the former don't allow operation of different apertures, I looked into electric contact tubes. Canon OEM tubes are about same price for 1 tube, and this gives you three. A no-brainer as far as I was concerned.
The tubes are well constructed. They are instantly recognisable as Canon fit, and fit to camera and lens very easily an intuitively. They store together very conveniently.
Taking very close up pictures with an almost impossibly small depth of field is then simply a question of positioning your camera closer than you have ever been able to do before and hey presto, you've entered the world of macro photography.
I am really pleased that I purchased these for two reasons.
1. you maintain full functionality of the camera. I was a little nervous about this point, as there are older reviews on websites saying these don't work for Canon. These are the up to date version that certainly worked with my Canon 400D.
2. you get three rather for the same money that just one Canon would cost you.
As an enthusiastic amateur photographer, I was interested in developing new areas of understanding, and looked in to macro photography. You have three choices - spend a lot of money on a dedicated macro lens, buy some magnification lenses, or buy some extension tubes. After ruling the first out on cost alone, and the second on quality, I was left investigating tubes. Again, you have options - plain, cheap tubes, or tubes with electric contacts. Since the former don't allow operation of different apertures, I looked into electric contact tubes. Canon OEM tubes are about same price for 1 tube, and this gives you three. A no-brainer as far as I was concerned.
The tubes are well constructed. They are instantly recognisable as Canon fit, and fit to camera and lens very easily an intuitively. They store together very conveniently.
Taking very close up pictures with an almost impossibly small depth of field is then simply a question of positioning your camera closer than you have ever been able to do before and hey presto, you've entered the world of macro photography.
I am really pleased that I purchased these for two reasons.
1. you maintain full functionality of the camera. I was a little nervous about this point, as there are older reviews on websites saying these don't work for Canon. These are the up to date version that certainly worked with my Canon 400D.
2. you get three rather for the same money that just one Canon would cost you.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Happy day
I bought this set of extension tubes as an early Christmas present for myself ! The package arrived earlier than predicted in good condition.
There was no problem with connecting them to my EOS400D and my first test shot of a close up of a coin was perfect.
I am very pleased with the purchase.
There was no problem with connecting them to my EOS400D and my first test shot of a close up of a coin was perfect.
I am very pleased with the purchase.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Robert Derry
I have had my Kenko tubes for about 7 years now. I use them often and as yet had no problems with them. Well built and fit well on my old 350D and now a 7D. I agree with most things everybody else has said about these tubes. fantastic value. Mostly I use the 12 & 20 MM tubes but have got good results with all 3 tubes. Not for everybody but is you want to do very close work these things are awesome. The DOF is a little shallow when using the 36MM tube but still acceptable if you use a small appature. They get 10/10 from me.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Having previously used a Canon 100mm Macro lens I looked to buy one. But as I only would use it on a maximum of 5% of time, I also reviewed both add on lenses and extension tubes. Even the Canon add on lens has optical limitations, so in the end I choose to go with extension tubes. They are not as easy to use as a proper macro lens but using a combination of the three tubes with my 24-105 L series lens and a Canon 550D I obtain some really good images of insects and close ups of various small objects. It took a bit of getting used with three variables to set, ie. physical distance from object, zoom and focus, but the results were worth while. As with most macro images it is if possible best to use a tripod and use manual focus, plus either an RC remote control or a remote control lead. I am pleased with the quality of the extesion tubes and would recommend them to anyone wishing to dabble in Macro photography. The big disadvantage is that the lens front to subject distance is very small and if insects are what you are after photographing then it is probable the subject will be distrubed as you try to get the largest recorded image.
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Published 20 months ago by Pillmanuk
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Lightweight close-up option
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Published 22 months ago by S. R. Bennett
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Great bit of kit.
Vary pleased with this set and well made as expected from Kenko.
IF you are thinking of buying a set of tubes for a Canon lens, look no further.
IF you are thinking of buying a set of tubes for a Canon lens, look no further.
Published 22 months ago by P. J. Mccarthy
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Well pleased!
Ordered and received as expected, had bought the cheap version which was great fun for the money but wanted more control and Kenko gave me that. Really pleased with the results!
Published 22 months ago by i. wilson
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