Canon 60mm Macro and Extension Tube

[LayZ]

Hello,

I have a Canon 60mm Macro Lens. It is a great lens but I feel that I don't have enough reach and end up being very close to the subject. I am thinking about getting an extension tube but I am not sure if I should get the Canon 12mm Extension Tube or the Canon 25mm Extension Tube.

Any suggestions?

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by LayZ

Hello,

I have a Canon 60mm Macro Lens. It is a great lens but I feel that I don't have enough reach and end up being very close to the subject. I am thinking about getting an extension tube but I am not sure if I should get the Canon 12mm Extension Tube or the Canon 25mm Extension Tube.

Any suggestions?

Extension tubes will make the lens focus even closer. (and I'd buy the Kenko set rather than a Canon tube)

If you want more working distance between the lens and the subject you need a longer focal length lens. I'm not sure if there's a teleconvertor that fits your 60mm and even if there is a good quality one is likely to be expensive and will still compromise image quality.

[photog1107]

I just purchased the Kenko 3-tub set and since there is no glass involved, I see no reason why these aren't a perfectly reasonable choice. Autofocus and metering seem to work just fine.

photo1107

[inkista]

Errr.. Kenko set can't be used with EF-S lenses unless you take a Dremel tool to 'em. The $80 Pro Optic set is cheaper and EF-S compatible, but build quality not as nice as the Kenkos. The $60 plastic-mount Pro Optic set is dirt cheap.

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by inkista

Errr.. Kenko set can't be used with EF-S lenses unless you take a Dremel tool to 'em. The $80 Pro Optic set is cheaper and EF-S compatible, but build quality not as nice as the Kenkos. The $60 plastic-mount Pro Optic set is dirt cheap.

AFAIK the new Kenko tubes are EF-S compatible. I've seen them advertised as such anyway.

[inkista]

Cool. It wouldn't be hard for them to have made them EF-S compatible (they just had to make the plastic flange inside the tubes narrower). Glad to hear they're doing that.
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Addendum. Ah. Found it. If they're marked "for C/AF" they won't take EF-S. If they're marked "for C/AFs" they will.

[photog1107]

Exactly--you just have to be sure what you buy. Mine work just fine.

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by inkista

Addendum. Ah. Found it. If they're marked "for C/AF" they won't take EF-S. If they're marked "for C/AFs" they will.

Handy to know for future reference...ta