New Toy

I received these extension tubes today as a late birthday gift. Tomorrow I will begin the learning process.

I used manual mode with auto focus to control the ISO/Shutter Speed/Aperture for this photo. No editing.

[chris]

Best of luck Melissa ! I have some too, and found it quite hard to get sharp images, even at high shutter speeds, unless I used a tripod or some other way of stabilising the camera. But I am no expert.

[melissa]

@ouzel_chris
Thank you. So far I am not having any luck at all, unfortunately.

[Kathy]

Have fun.

[Leslie]

I have those . I've been using the thinnest one with my 50mm for a lot of this months rainbow pics.

[Frogger]

You need to get your subject very close to the lens to get it in focus, and you will need long exposures. A tripod is a must. Instead of trying to get auto focus or even manual focus to work, set up a simple subject, such as a coin. Move the camera back and forth while observing the view screen (even better, tether to a laptop computer so you have a big image). You will see how close you need to be and how sensitive the focus is. This article from digital photography school might help. https://digital-photography-school.com/5-camera-settings-macro-photographers-should-know/