Help: Macro Extenstion Tube

[Kellie]

Hey Guys

Does anyone have any advice or experience with macro extension tubes? Im still quite the novice with my gear and cant figure out why I cant get it to focus.. at all.
Using it with the 18-55mm lense that came as part of the twin lense kit with my Canon 450D.

I put it together as I imagine it should go .. which could be my problem right there lol.
Also I went el cheapo on ebay due to lack of funds but lots of enthusiasm...

Any ideas?

[Reid Davis]

You're focusing manually right? AF won't work with an extension tube...

[Kellie]

yep was on manual focus.

So tube to camera...lense to tube...manual focus.. lense at 55mm manually adjust focus on lense...

no joy

[Kellie]

HA HA! I got it...
I the extension tube has 3 rings.. using all 3 rings you have to get right up close..like 2cm from the subject to get it to focus..

Im off to find my tripod lol

[Mark Fioretto]

Reid, thats incorrect. It may have to do with which extension tube you purchase but my Canon EF 25 ii extension tube auto focuses just fine.

[Kellie]

I think there are a couple of different types. Mine wont work on auto focus.

[Mark Fioretto]

I probably came across looking like i expect yours to auto focus haha.

I figure there are many that wont auto focus but I know some do so i thought i'd say something :)

[Karen Hofmann]

I was coming to say to make sure you are getting close enough LOL. I had a set of 4 screw on macro filters before I got my real macro lens. They worked great and I was happy I got them before I spent the money on a good one. They took some wonderful pictures!

[Mark Fioretto]

"I was coming to say to make sure you are getting close enough LOL."

i agree 110%!

That threw me off something serious when i first tried out my extension tube haha.

[Kellie]

LOL Mark.. it did take a bit of fiddling and im not where near expert.. but im getting the hang of it. Ive posted a few already in my albums