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When using extension tubes…

Started 10 months ago | Questions thread
BBbuilder467 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,057
Re: When using extension tubes…

Atho wrote:

DanRN wrote:

Atho wrote:

Is there an easy way to calculate the distance to which a lens will focus after adding a 10 or 16mm extension tube or both? (I know I will lose infinity focus, whatever the h€|l that means)

Hint. It must be really easy because I’m really stupid. No point in offering any complicated equations because I will just lose the will to live.

See if this page is of any use:

http://extreme-macro.co.uk/extension-tubes/#calculator

Thanks for the contribution. According the the calculation my minimum focus distance increases to 78.4 from 70cm…

That doesn't sound right. The minimum focus distance wouldn't "increase" when adding extension tubes.

With a 45mm lens and 26mm tubes, it's showing 183mm and 0.76x magnification, which sounds about right. That's from subject to sensor.

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