Help with lens for beginner
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Help with lens for beginner
Hello pros.
I have canon 1300d with 18-55mm kit and 50mm f1.8 stm lenses.
I read and did YouTube on macro photography and now am confused. Where should i start and what should i buy? Reversal ring, extension tubes?
I cant afford lens upgrade so need to be cost effective.
I have canon 1300d with 18-55mm kit and 50mm f1.8 stm lenses.
I read and did YouTube on macro photography and now am confused. Where should i start and what should i buy? Reversal ring, extension tubes?
I cant afford lens upgrade so need to be cost effective.
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j1g4r, welcome aboard!
The cheapest way to begin is with a reversing ring.
See the discussion at Shooting with a reversed 18-55 mm Canon kit lens .
--Rik
The cheapest way to begin is with a reversing ring.
See the discussion at Shooting with a reversed 18-55 mm Canon kit lens .
--Rik
thanks alot.rjlittlefield wrote:j1g4r, welcome aboard!
The cheapest way to begin is with a reversing ring.
See the discussion at Shooting with a reversed 18-55 mm Canon kit lens .
--Rik
I tried something by reversing the lens and just holding it near camera. It gave me my first pic. But it was more like mobile pic . I hope I can get some accessories
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As a beginner, your best return on investment is probably going to be a decent set of extension tubes WITH CONTACTS.
You don't need the contacts for autofocus, which I in any cause wouldn't use for macro. You need them for aperture control on modern lenses. Without them, you'll be shooting wide open all the time. There are workarounds, but the contacts are a much better solution.
I've got a set of ProMaster tubes. Kenkos are extremely popular.
After that reversing a used manual 50mm lens onto the front of one of your other lenses is an economical way to go.
Finally, if you decide you like macro and have the money, get a decent macro lens in the 90-105mm range. I have a 100mm Tokina and really like it. A lot of people consider it to offer the best performer for the money. The Canon and Nikons are probably better lenses... but for substantially more money. Your other option is to buy used from some place like B&H or Adorama.
You don't need the contacts for autofocus, which I in any cause wouldn't use for macro. You need them for aperture control on modern lenses. Without them, you'll be shooting wide open all the time. There are workarounds, but the contacts are a much better solution.
I've got a set of ProMaster tubes. Kenkos are extremely popular.
After that reversing a used manual 50mm lens onto the front of one of your other lenses is an economical way to go.
Finally, if you decide you like macro and have the money, get a decent macro lens in the 90-105mm range. I have a 100mm Tokina and really like it. A lot of people consider it to offer the best performer for the money. The Canon and Nikons are probably better lenses... but for substantially more money. Your other option is to buy used from some place like B&H or Adorama.
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Where did you see them, on eBay?ChrisR wrote:Good advice. I was looking today though - a set of Kenko tubes is about $100, but a Chinese autofocus set with contacts can be bought for $12 or so. They probably won't be as well made, but they do the same job.
Make sure they actually have contacts. I've got a set of Chinese tubes that cost about that and they're nothing but plain tubes. They're ok with my manual Minolta MD 50mm reversed onto them.
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They're terrible. See "TTL Auto Focus AF Macro Extension Tube Ring is junk" for details.Deanimator wrote:How well do they work?
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Too bad.rjlittlefield wrote:They're terrible. See "TTL Auto Focus AF Macro Extension Tube Ring is junk" for details.Deanimator wrote:How well do they work?
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Sometimes you get decent results from the cheap Chinese stuff (like my macro focus rail), and sometimes you get a disaster.
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