Originally posted by oatman911 Hey all,
I'm very happy, I just picked up an smc PENTAX DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited at a great price, now I'm just waiting for it to come! The 35mm will be great for flowers and textures, but might scare away the bugs I so love taking pictures of.
With money being tight all around, rather then buying a second macro lens (50mm or larger), I'd like to just get some extension tubes, taht way, I can keep it at 35mm, or give myself some extra play depending on what I'm shooting (plus when I eventually get a longer macro, I can just use them on that too).
So my question:
With my K200D, what tubes should I get, how many, and how much should I expect to spend?
Thanks
Each time you add 35mm of tube, you increase the magnification by 1.
Tubes with electrical contacts might be nice but probably aren't necessary if your lens has aperture & focusing rings. You'll be manually focusing & stopping way down I expect.
Dave
Edit: you might consider getting a a good teleconverter too; that'll give you more working distance for a given magnification. A 1.5X teleconverter will give you 1.5 times the working distance at the same mag - this might be useful for bees & wasps, etc.