Extreme Macro Photography with Regular Lenses

In this video we are turning regular zoom and prime lenses in extreme macro photography lenses to see how they perform using extension tubes and close up lens filters.
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[@gogomarlu]

the length of the extension tubes must not exceed the focal length of the lens, for you to be able to focus on something in front of the lens. When the extension tubes = focal length, then you will achieve 1:1. Try the 16mm lens with a shorter extension tube and it should work ;)

[@StefanMalloch]

Thanks I didn't know this!

[@misreb1]

Yes you could split the two tubes. Use only the 10mm one only :). Love the video! Thanks. I use mine with my 55mm because it has a herrondous MFD and with my 200-600mm

[@davidwoods1337]

A slight bit of extra information -- when the extension tubes = focal length, then you have added 1.0 to the magnification. If your 16mm lens, say, has a maximum reproduction of 1:4, or a 0.25 magnification, then adding another 16mm of tubes will give you 1.25 magnification. Stefan, what you ran into was that your focal plane was *within* the lens instead of outside of it!

[@Tinfoilnation]

The 90mm f/2.8 G Macro is by far the best "all around" lens Sony makes. It is amazingly sharp and of course - it excels at macro right out of the box. It *also* excels at everything else - street photography, weddings, events, products, headshots, landscapes, portraiture, pets - you name it. Unquestionably the best go-to lens I've ever had.

[@Karim-nm8fm]

Is it also good for Bird spotting?

[@joshs7642]

Very cool. Would have loved to see these tests using the Tamron 70-180. I'll try it myself, I've got the lens and the tubes but not the close up filter.

[@FezzUG]

Definetly deserve more subs man, I really want to get into macro photography but I might try to get a filter for an 85mm or a dedicated macro lens. I also want a telephoto lens for nature photography too. Awesome stuff

[@StefanMalloch]

Thanks my friend. Maybe start with a cheap extension tube and go from there!

[@idol031808]

Great comparison. Thanks

[@carlossantini]

This video would have been off the charts if you had used a reverse ring for macro instead. No one has done this with a 600mm.

[@diegoramirez6165]

Very good Stefan, congrats! Thanks to share.

[@JustDavidMinistries]

This is just amazing! Thanks so much for sharing with us.

[@Skipsul]

I use extensions on my 100-400 gmaster, and it is amazing. Lets me see close without getting too close. I was shooting wasps flitting about and not getting stung.

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

Thank you very much for making this video! Very helpful.

[@jessicaduffy9936]

I believe I found on the nisi sight that 100mm on a lens will get you 1:1 macro. Also you probably know this so I’m not trying to insult you but if you turn on focus peaking and use manual focus you can nail the focus better. Auto focus is unreliable when doing macro. Great video by the way. Loved seeing that beast of a lens with extension tubes on an aps-c lens. Even if it isn’t practical it was still pretty neat to see the results.

[@jonehrmannphotos]

Interesting video. Looks like NiSi is a 2 element lens to correct color, very important. Stopping down a bit with these can make a world of difference to sharpen up; also smaller, lighter, cheaper attachments with step-down ring may work at longer focal lengths stopped down as long there's no vignette.

[@neogod29]

You should've gotten the 30mm 3.5 macro too. It can get closer, I wonder how well it would work with an extension tube on it.

[@NoOnesNothing]

Great information. Just bought the extention tubes and a close up filter. Close up filter is making the image softer though!

[@Michael-w8v]

In my experience, extension tubes only work better with less than 50mm of focal length if the lens is reserved and a fixed focal. Novoflex has a macro auto lens reversing with an electrical cable, but it is expensive.

[@ChristosSerranoThoma]

Good and interesting video for some macro flexibilities. Btw the 90mm macro lens in not 1 to 1 magnification. It's close to 1.5-1 on apsc. Also yes it's good to show how they work with autofocus but for macro we prefer to use manual focus so it would be nice to see it they are actually capable of focusing.

[@StefanMalloch]

Of course it is 😉 Manual is my go to for focus stacking of course but ill use af if I can get away with it.

[@wimair_at]

Don't know if you know or you have a video, but the Nisi Close Up Lens is a pretty nice piece of glas - especially for longer lenses. Totally replaced my makrolens.

[@sureshkumar-gu9vu]

great work!

[@fy7589]

I have got great results with my /1.6 cropped sensor canon eos T7, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II Nano USM lens + 65mm of extension tubes at 300mm I can shoot at about 40 cm of distance and at 70mm as close as 3-4 cm. Best result at 200mm around 10-12cm distance.

[@mikey7326]

Good stuff.

[@AjaySingh-228]

nice information bro

[@MarcellJjr]

85-400mm is sweet spot of tubes and magnifiers

[@mariotodorov4396]

try with 1 tube and u will be able to focus with 16mm and others. its not necessary to use both all the time with lenses with short focusing distance. I have the same extension tubes and I have a lot of fun with these toys

[@anotherperspectivede6975]

Interesting, I am still looking for a solution to mount my NiSi to my 200-600mm doing macro @600mm... but I think the are no adapters around to buy?

[@StefanMalloch]

Not many people looking for a step down kit from 95mm i bet 🤣

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

I just started experimenting with a 35mm extension tube on my Canon RF 800mm F11, which has a pretty lame MFD of 19ft ! The initial tests were pretty good. I mean, the image quality was fantastic, however, the 35mm tube did not shorten it as much as I had hoped. Maybe to 15ft ? Haven't actually measured it yet, but I know its not enough. I'm fixing to order another 35mm tube to stack on it. Would love to get my MFD down to 8 or 10ft... BTW, I'm not trying to do actual "macro" but rather, I shoot small birds, and sometimes I'm lucky enough to get 9 to 12 ft from them. I want to be able to fill my frame with a 3 1/2 to 4" bird :) No sense in having a 45mp camera, and throwing most them away !

[@MoElf]

💪💪💪

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

1:32 - Crop is literally a crop, not reach.

[@groadybones]

40mm pancake is a killer macro lens. Slap a stack of tubes on it and it turns into a microscope

[@simonsalfred8354]

Great. Which camera is used in this video?

[@StefanMalloch]

The apsc i was using was the Sony a6100

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Thanks for this video, I just bought it, is it possible to stack 2 close up nisi together ? With my 18-105 @ 105mm on my a6600 i can fill the frame with a subject a lttle bit bigger than 5cm, so on my sensor is still not a macro is around 2.2/1, therefore i am thinking about stacking 2 nisi closeup

[@habeshaswholift6731]

First .....love ur content

[@StefanMalloch]

🙏 Appreciate that my friend

[@paddyola1]

strange you never used reverse lens techniques, probably the cheapest of all(I even had a great ato-focusing reverse lens adapter for my canon m5 which was a bit more costly, but it also doubled as an autofocus extension tube).

[@JustRelax4me]

Should have turned off AF as it often struggles at lower focal lengths but you can still achieve focus by moving the camera.