Photowyzard
Senior Member
OK, an update and a question. The update is that I purchased Kenko extension tubes. I hooked the 36 and 12 mm extensions up to my 50mm lens to get near 1:1 magnification. The first thing I noticed is that the subject has to be almost touching the lens for it to be in focus, which ruins the light and creates shadows. Second, and here comes the question, I can't focus at infinity anymore! Am I missing something, or is this normal behavior? Do dedicated macro lenses behave this way?
The more magnification, the closer you get. I have attached a sample image for you. This was taken in direct sunlight. You can see the sun reflecting off the ball point pen. This pen is a standard Bic. I was almost touching the pen with the lens.
This image was taken with a reverse ring and a 24mm wide angle lens.
I am not sure why you are having the focus issue, but all lenses have a limit as to how close you can focus. The Nikon is 12.2" to get 1:1 magnification.
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