Super Macro! Macro lens + TWO extension tubes!

What happens...when you use two extension tubes with a Macro lens? We find out...
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[@christianedwards3448]

Just add 10 extension tubes and your macro level will be over 9000. :)

[@metubeusercom]

FlippinSweet TV lolll

[@KanalMcLP]

And your focus range would be below 0mm...

[@TheJudge064]

@@KanalMcLP so what you're saying is that I can take pictures of things behind the camera!??11?!

[@bastiaanw3519]

You'd need pure lighting to have a decent exposure.

[@cheemsdoge977]

Rip vignette

[@johnlofton3352]

2:34 am. haven't started my homework, know pretty much nothing about cameras. why am I watching this? I have no fucking clue, but I enjoyed it

[@KermitFrogMan]

John Lofton exactly

[@mijonoshy7586]

+Finn Guthrie literally fucking same

[@cameronball3998]

Hahaha my life

[@TheGamingIndian]

You are mastering the art of procrastination and if you don't control it you will end up with a fucked up life.

[@raptorbass4054]

John Lofton , when i saw your comment , the time here was 2:34 pm 🤤. And I haven't started studying for my finals XD.

[@danielngo2697]

Shorten the focal length, you can increase magnification more

[@hardin9191]

I just started experimenting with using my Tamron Macro Lens with a Tamron 2X Teleconverter, and so far have been getting some very impressive results. What's nice about using a Macro Lens with a 2X teleconverter is you get increased magnification WITHOUT having to get closer to a subject. I'm going to try and use that combo photographing insects one of these days, and will keep you folks posted. I see that as potentially a great way to photograph insects because if you can photograph insects WITHOUT having to get ultra close to them, you have a better chance of getting your photograph, because if you can keep a good distance away from the insect you have less of a risk of scaring the creature off.

[@PedalStrapped]

just stumbled upon this video. incredibly impressed with the overall quality and knowledge passed along, keep it up

[@zy_cheng]

I may be doing a Q&A video soon! If there's any questions you'd like to ask me just reply to this thread and I'll try to answer them in the Q&A video :)

[@ERatiu]

I liked the video, but why was recommended? Did you do some tricky tricks?

[@aaronaustria608]

ZY Productions How can a begginer improve his/her photography skills?

[@YTAMA]

ZY Productions if you could buy any camera wich one would you buy

[@MrSquidcookie]

How and when did you get into photography

[@AsianLovePotato]

ZY Productions What are the most basic skill of photography other than being familiar with Iso, aperture, and Shutter speed?

[@28noch]

Magnification, magnification and magnification!

[@EVAproductions]

Everyone commenting about the fact he is asian, like he's a rare mystical creature.

[@hassanlove9]

EVA Landry

[@ishaboy5090]

EVA Landry no it's because he used a calculator

[@ScopeofScience]

Malaysia has a 'Stinking corpse lily' on its bill?!?!... seriously, thats the best!

[@ilonkadaz-alwaysandforever9114]

Well I never!! I use this very technique in my macro photography. I'm unsure about about the magnification ratio, but with just the adaptors (no extension tubes) my 28-80mm lens is extended by approximately 1 cm, and gives me 1:1 magnification. Using two set of tubes is completely mad! I've not managed to capture an insect yet, but using a tabletop studio, I acheived some very impressive results! I also use a reverse mount ring and a macro diopter, which screws to the front of the lens. I've done the 'tissue' shot, and I can see every single fibre! I have a virtual microscope! I can't wait for set #3 to arrive! Jeeezzz!!

[@jonnytechno2662]

this is so awesome watching this in 2020 and its more relavent today. you are way ahead of the curve buddy, meaning youre a real genius

[@emiklos77]

Thyank you very much for the F stop lock trick! It's very-very useful for my reverse ring. :)

[@zy_cheng]

Glad it helped :)

[@chrischan5168]

is it true you left digital rev?

[@EmanuelCaesar]

Chris Wilson this is not kai lol

[@chrischan5168]

Emanuel Caesar 38 other people realised it was a joke.

[@DBLRedRibbon]

It's just not the same without him :(

[@GreenProd007]

e_fire He has his own channel 😌

[@BarsatKarki]

Its been hard for him, he went from 1dx mark ii to a 70d and he also lost his British accent.

[@Warm_Ice0]

Add more extension tubes and you will see atoms....

[@Broadcast1Channel]

Extension tubes are available with the electrical connections through to the lense are available for not to much money and the ones I have work well. Saves risking screwing up the body and lense.

[@L536775]

So true.. better save money for automatic extension tubes..

[@TremaynePrice]

Great video. I just got a 100mm L, and usually use it with a 2x Kenko teleconverter for 2:1 magnification. I still have Kenko extension tubes from before I had a dedicated macro lens, and I think I may have to try it all together tonight.

[@balthanki]

Thanks for the effort to put this video and explaining in the most simplisctic manner how to use macro lens with extension tubes. You are very good. Thanks again

[@stephenkuttner8229]

You are so adorable in your detailed explanation. I love it! Thanks for the putting a smile on my face.

[@JACKnJESUS]

Great video. Thinking outside of the box with the aperture trick...love it!

[@JP-ll9yk]

why am I watching this I don't even own a camera and I sat through the whole thing

[@medifreeman2998]

Same

[@Ulfie_]

Future investments? 😅

[@Khizar_Ansari]

Me 2

[@SatyamMishra12295]

Me 2 bro

[@kipamama6431]

😂😂😂✌✌

[@richarwalker]

Even if you didn't rehearse, your presentation was well thought out, clearly presented which is delightful, and enlightening. As an Instructional Designer and Technologist, from the University of Florida, I applaud your production. The use of high end, photographic gear in a dormitory room s impressive, and it fun. I love your sense of learning by exploring. Full marks. AAA+++

[@juanjavierbonnin3376]

OMG I CAN SEE THE ATOMS

[@mieszkogulinski168]

I did the same with an old M42 lens and two macro extension tubes. I used it for insect photography. Cool effect!

[@Gumpa2]

Very cool video. Wanted to start making macro photos, and came upon your video. Gonna be fun making nice photos of insects, etc.

[@PseudoSarcasm]

Great video, nice to see someone who knows and loves what they do.

[@vishalkumar040393]

Nice you explained quite clearly, thank you. Most of the videos I saw don't take into consideration scaling and magnification.

[@matt79hz]

very well presented! .. I've used extension tubes with metering and focus, but never like the manual tubes you have. well done!

[@nimmira]

Reversing the lens would do too (even better in some aspects if you ask me). Kenko's tubes do have contacts. I don't use ET much right now since i got the Vello Macrofier. With ETs, sometimes getting things in focus is pretty hard (and theoretically, the focusing point is sometimes behind the lens' front).

[@leeedsonetwo]

very well done = calm and sensible delivery

[@killslay]

this was super cool, I was wondering if stacking several tubes would work and KZbin read my thoughts and recommend this a few hours later!

[@paulwilliams7427]

Very interesting set up, many thanks.

[@OzPablo1]

Fantastic vid - thanks for the aperture trick.

[@richyearle007]

Thanks for sharing.There were a couple of handy hacks i was not aware of...Cheers from Australia mate.

[@PedroNogueiranunes]

I though you used the metric system on Malaysia

[@Huskie]

They do.

[@gilmerfilms2990]

Just because he measured in inches doesn't mean it's imperial system, kinda like how you can measure an Asian in centimeters or in inches, ev En though they use the metric

[@jeemingsean5703]

yes, we use metric system however during british colonial period, they used inches and etc. so the older generations prefer to use inches rather than meter, and because they learnt in inches too

[@tonydavila2606]

Now that can see all these small details he susccesfuly counterfeited his own Malaysian money.

[@ross9263]

Jig Everything see him measuring it . . . thats him preparing sizes for the counterfeit money

[@djamil3]

he will probably use tissue paper too

[@violahero4life]

@@djamil3 That aged well

[@MrCarletto007]

Good video! Learned a few things, thank You! Can't wait to get my first macro lens! :)

[@whc389]

Well done! I had wondered about this for a while. Thanks for the video. Fantastic!

[@allen282]

When I use extension tube, I would also attach a reverse wide angle lens for up to 5:1 to 9:1 magnification. Lens with focal length longer than 80mm might not be suitable for adding extension tube due to difficult in hand held shooting.

[@Louis.DeGuzman]

Cool! Gonna use this technique next time in a portrait shoot

[@chiquinholoco]

Inches? What are you talking about?

[@hamzahfaisal4691]

he uses imperial for american peasants to understand.

[@CrimsonSax]

For the old school people to understand

[@MsKathangel]

lol

[@Redwaversz]

@Hydra Jamm r/woooshhhh

[@photography1439]

Give a lot of input and motivation about the photography of Trimakasikasi

[@NavdeepSingh-hw6fu]

With tube, lens will be closer to subject so definitely it will give u for magnified photo.

[@shadley000]

i have the 65mm 5x macro which is a lot of fun. I frequently use it with extension tubes to get even closer.

[@rareonyxcourtney3287]

Is that the best micro lens for Nikon...by best I mean highest magnification for rhe money. I'm sure I one can pay 20k for an insane one but for us non rich guys. My limit is 3k lol.

[@ashujchwd]

Thank u very much for information. Unfortunately, when I sat down to find Depth of Field button, it went missing. Maybe I'll purchase a macro lens anyway.

[@fahadolight]

Great vid but does anybody knows how can I maintain the aperture in my Nikon 18-55 mm Kit lens when I detach it for reverse macro shooting?

[@Punsher91]

with the kit lens 18-55mm and a reversing ring you can get around 5:1 at 18mm. using a ultra wide lense like 10 or 11mm you will get around 7-8:1. you can go even further with using ultra wide lense + reversing ring + extension tubes. 10:1 should be no problem. maybe you can give it a try and make a video.

[@MDMiller60]

Thanks ZY. Very interesting.

[@Garacha222]

my question is: is it best to have the focus ring at or near the infinity end? or does image quality not matter, and you can focus anywhere available, as long as you are in focus.

[@alexanderson5604]

Great tutorial. Love it. By the way, what would you recommend for a Nikon D5500 lens use for both Portraiture and close up (macro) shoot (photography and videography)? is there a lens that suit both scenario for my camera? also for macro extension tube, what would you recommend for my Nikon D5500? Thanks in advance.

[@MaxSMoke777]

Could you list your equipment? I'm trying to figure out how to get better microscopic images and my actual microscope's depth of field is just too small. Maybe this can help me reach the in between focus I need, between true microscopes and macro.

[@skakdosmer]

Using the microscope mode of my little Olympus TG4 I can fill the frame with about 2½ mm. It will even do in-camera focus stacking.

[@blazeclarke]

now THAT is a good intro. people should learn for this haha

[@ManBada64]

ZY... very good, I like it.... easy to understand...

[@truthspeak6608]

you can tell he's asian because he's good at math

[@chickenv2314]

and asian.

[@zy_cheng]

It's probably the eyes

[@tigerman1978]

That makes asians good at math?

[@donovanvasquez5807]

tigerman1978 their brains duh??

[@ElChuy69]

A real asian would have done the math without calculator.

[@JosephDawg99]

Bro, this is awesome!

[@norsmart75]

Merci !! Tes tutos sont extraordinaires

[@Mental_Crisis_Survival_Zombie]

esto es una camara o un lanza misiles?

[@mikedunn3226]

Correct me if I'm wrong as I'm new to the photography game but as far as I'm aware extension tubes don't give you any X magnification, only draw the lens away from the camera to allow you to shorten the minimum focusing distance although it gives a similar effect.

[@j6851684]

Well done buddy. As a Malaysian, I'm proud to see such production on photography of my fellow countryman. Keep up these superb clips. You've just added another subscriber

[@DaveWatts_ejectamenta]

Magnification is the ratio of focal distances therefore if you use a shorter focal length lens you will get more magnification out of the extension. That macro lens looks like a 100mm but if you put a standard or wide angle on it the magnification will be more.

[@VictorFursov]

Thank you for an interesting video. Good luck!

[@JohnDoe-pt8vt]

His math skillz are next level asian 7:34

[@KermitFrogMan]

John doe calculator...

[@yuii0826]

Kermit the Frog He is the calculator...

[@guitarist6494]

Is that a 70D??

[@umutsezerkoc7412]

Yes

[@rareonyxcourtney3287]

+d1stance Nice however I have already told myself (asked the wife and got approved) I'm going to get the Nikon D500!

[@dingusbingus8554]

No it's a D700

[@F-Andre]

;D

[@Puddinghkg]

Question: Why using multiple extension tube are not recommend ?

[@Tsjoosie]

Thank you for the video! What trigger are you using for your Yongnuo flash may I ask?

[@foxman362]

where can i find extension tubes for canon rebel t3?

[@aidenciron8858]

what if you use more extension tubes?

[@subplayhere4407]

Useful for me thank you.

[@kaspervendler1726]

MOAR extension tubes!!

[@mahmoudrefaat3009]

I have the same IKEA lamp :)

[@foxman362]

do ebay and amazon sell theses extension tubes for canon rebel t3?

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Can one get these ext tubes for a cheaper camera like a Canon 7t

[@santomndr5528]

nice video. you seem to be good in mathematics.50mm 1,4 canon (full frame lens) when used in crop sensor camera give.how to calculate the effective distance?

[@mrigankasarkar7774]

Extension tube or reversing ring which will be better ? can u suggest?

[@rrrrrrtt1]

Can you stack 3-4 extension tubes?

[@Helloegypt80]

You're so talented, good luck in ur career (Y)

[@lukaperkovic9967]

Can you use a 2x or 1.5x tele converter and then an extention tube?

[@saifulshahiruddinmohammad2539]

Laa...malaysia rupanya. Tengok video cam oversea punya. Terbaik...👍👍👍

[@manueled]

Puedes decir que cámara tienes para comprar una

[@IConquer]

What extension tubes are you using? What tripod?

[@croyce7699]

My friend and I did this with a Pringles tube, a body cap and a regular telephoto lens. We took photos of a few things, but the best was a ball point pen, which blew up to about the size of a large beach ball.

[@bobjimenez4464]

Is the 22.5 denominator always used to determine the amount of magnification? I had a customer asking me what the magnification was and I couldn't give an accurate response. Great trick getting the aperture to stay put, this is one benefit of using a manual lens for macro photography that most don't consider. thanks great video!

[@zy_cheng]

Bob Jimenez The magnification is calculated using the ratio of the size of the actual item to the sizer of the image formed on the sensor. In this case, I shot a ruler and observed the length of the ruler needed to completely fill the frame, then calculated the ratio of that to the actual sensor length.

[@bobjimenez4464]

***** I tried taking a shot of a ruler with a Nikon D7000 and a 60mm 1:1 macro lens at close focus but not exactly the closest focus possible. The length of ruler in the picture was the published width of the camera sensor

[@speakertomeat]

Bob Jimenez Because it's a 1:1 (a.k.a. 1x) lens.

[@Hubieee]

+Blissfull ^^

[@PirateKing1256]

It will be amazing to use this for acne.

[@ahmadfaris8044]

hello, is it going to stress the motor of the aperture blades if I use that preview button while taking of the lens?

[@mihaibologa4661]

how can i keep the iris open on nikond3200?

[@anthonycongiano8890]

Bravo!!! Any closer and you'll be approaching Quantum Tunnelling !

[@loganofnorth880]

I am unsure about your method on measuring magnification.

[@aleksandrnestrato]

Since when does Malaysia use inches?

[@simple2830]

Aleksandr Nestrato i was wondering that too

[@cycadz2226]

Aleksandr Nestrato he does that cuz he thinks were not malaysian.... i think

[@sergeantoreo8062]

Aleksandr Nestrato for some reason I feel like he's making dick joke

[@faudanke4459]

We asians use both Centimeters and inches

[@hiden1980]

His video is in KZbin and KZbin is not for ONLY Malaysia ...

[@blkmidia]

Awesome Macro, nice vid! What lapel mic are you using?

[@bensdemosongs]

Haha. Such a nerd question- I wondered the same thing!

[@JSiuDev]

8:25 are we seeing the dirt (black dot/mark) of the lens too? 😅

[@EsTher.-Zeee]

Thats the first thing I was gonna comment too 😀😀😀.

[@hackerbynight107]

Having extension tubes magnify dirt on your lens/sensor a lot so you really have to clean your gear before taking macro photos

[@24jhs]

You should look at an Olympus TG4 with the microscope setting and the light ring. It can see the fibers as well and everything fits in your pocket. Not quite as "professional" of a setup, but it gets magnification in a very small form factor.

[@solosaroman]

How many extention tubes is possible to use to be usable

[@damianhayes6754]

The Canon MP-E 65mm goes up to 5x on a full frame body. Can be used with a 2x teleconverter to make it a 10x. Then if you use the lens and teleconverter on a cropped sensor body it has a magnification of 16x. Very dark viewfinder and almost no depth of field even stopped right down. Canon refer to the lens as a micro lens as opposed to a macro lens.

[@spaceweasel]

Very cool. Thank you.

[@benjaminbong]

I find it so cool that you're a Malaysian! Inspiring..

[@nonexistent229]

Please do the same with macro filters and compare which is best among filter and tube.

[@leberkassemmel]

I use a microscope for macro photos. Way better magnification

[@gilmerfilms2990]

How do you put your camera on it? Are you just using a phone camera?

[@gilmerfilms2990]

(Magnification doesn't matter if the resolution isn't good)

[@leberkassemmel]

Gilmer Ereno I saw a video, i don't know who made it, with a Raspberry Pi Camera and a microscope. This was meant to be a joke. Almost nobody needs macro photos to be with this magnification.

[@DMPhee]

Some micromounters, (micro mineral crystal collectors), regularly use a macro lens plus a microscope objective attached in a tube arrangement; I haven't rigged a permanent tube, but have tried a microscope objective with the Canon 65mm 1x-5x MP-E...ridiculously shallow depth of field, and I needed flashes and strong lighting, as well as photo stacking, but it can be done...see micromounters groups on Facebook, Flickr, etc.

[@XJarhead360]

Not everyone has a microscope, good grief.

[@walkerphotography800]

Reverse lens mount is a 3.7x magnification with a 18-55mm kit lens

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

Simply awesome!