That does sound like paradiseLou Jost wrote:Yesterday swarms of colorful hummingbrids swirled around feeders a meter above my head during dinner...
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That does sound like paradiseLou Jost wrote:Yesterday swarms of colorful hummingbrids swirled around feeders a meter above my head during dinner...
M42 tubes will be no problem on FF if kept away from the camera, as shown in the first post in this thread.hero wrote:I am concerned that an M42 tube will be too narrow to provide coverage of the FF sensor
They're also on Amazon (as mentioned in the first post). I've annotated the list from my first post, giving current Amazon links found by searching just now. Please double-check to see that these match the specifications. Many of the parts are available from multiple listings so you have some flexibility in trading off $$ against delivery time.I've read through the FAQs, spent hours online searching for parts to no avail. All anyone ever seems to say is that these things are "on eBay" somewhere.
--RikBy the numbers, these parts are:
1. macro extension tube set with bayonet mount to fit camera https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Canon-E ... B003Y60DZO
2. bayonet-to-M42 (42mm x 1.0mm thread) lens mount adapter https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Lens-Mo ... B001G4QXN2
3. M42 extension tubes (two sets) https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Macro-E ... B008BBI4DA
4. M42 to 52mm adapter ring https://www.amazon.com/Female-M42-M52-S ... B07F86GX33
5. 52mm-52mm male-male reverse adapter ring https://www.amazon.com/Pixco-52mm-52mm- ... B00G0JOJK2
6. 49mm to 52mm "step up" ring (49mm male, 52mm female, used in reverse to fit the 49mm female threads on the normal front of the Raynox) https://www.amazon.com/49-52MM-Step-Up- ... B00496G4KG
7. Raynox DCR-150 lens, reversed (you have this)
8. 52mm to 43mm "step down" ring (52mm male, 43mm female, used in reverse to fit the 43mm male threads on the normal rear of the Raynox) https://www.amazon.com/Fotga-Black-52mm ... B009T1CO0U
9. 55mm to 52mm "step down" ring with through threads, used here as a 52mm-52mm female-female reverse adapter https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Female-Cou ... B07FM3QDG7 (an actual coupler instead of step-down with through threads)
10. (optional) 52mm to M42 adapter ring (52mm male, M42 female) https://www.amazon.com/Female-M52-M42-S ... B07F8DV234
11. (optional) M42 to 52mm adapter ring (M42 male, 52mm female) https://www.amazon.com/Female-M42-M52-S ... B07F86GX33 (same as #4)
12. 52mm to objective thread adapter (52mm male, objective thread female) (you have this)
You needed to do any extra flocking with any of the solutions presented here?mawyatt wrote:I don't use any of my older tube lens setups anymore, I've switched to these because they have much better lens support with the multiple clamps, which BTW are both beautifully machined. The MJKZZ clamps are ~12mm thick and the Wemacro are ~15.5mm thick.
The MJKZZ main body is comprised of standard extension tube sections in 28, 14 and 7mm sections. The Wemacro is based upon 50mm and 10mm sections of a custom tube (I think), but are very reasonable priced for additional extensions.
Best,
Hi Carlos,cmagno wrote:Hi mawyatt,
You needed to do any extra flocking with any of the solutions presented here?mawyatt wrote:I don't use any of my older tube lens setups anymore, I've switched to these because they have much better lens support with the multiple clamps, which BTW are both beautifully machined. The MJKZZ clamps are ~12mm thick and the Wemacro are ~15.5mm thick.
The MJKZZ main body is comprised of standard extension tube sections in 28, 14 and 7mm sections. The Wemacro is based upon 50mm and 10mm sections of a custom tube (I think), but are very reasonable priced for additional extensions.
Best,
Best regards,
Carlos Magno
You have to hand it to Wemacro. They rarely let grass grow under their feet. Initiative like that is rare these days.mawyatt wrote:Hi Carlos,cmagno wrote:Hi mawyatt,
You needed to do any extra flocking with any of the solutions presented here?mawyatt wrote:I don't use any of my older tube lens setups anymore, I've switched to these because they have much better lens support with the multiple clamps, which BTW are both beautifully machined. The MJKZZ clamps are ~12mm thick and the Wemacro are ~15.5mm thick.
The MJKZZ main body is comprised of standard extension tube sections in 28, 14 and 7mm sections. The Wemacro is based upon 50mm and 10mm sections of a custom tube (I think), but are very reasonable priced for additional extensions.
Best,
Best regards,
Carlos Magno
The Wemacro tubes come with the flocking already installed in each section. I don't think the MJKZZ tubes come with any flocking, so you will need to add this.
Sometimes it's a good idea to flock in backside of the adapters mounted on the tube sections, especially the lens objective adapter which has a large flat reflective surface.
Anodized aluminum, even black, is very reflective and needs to be flocked if the surface can be "seen" by the camera sensor.
Best,
The flocking material that I used has a heavy card stock backing. I carefully cut the two pieces shown in the illustration to be exactly the right size to fit tightly inside the tube assembly when the cut edges were butted against each other. I inserted the flocking by rolling it so the cut edges overlapped to make a smaller tube of flocking that would fit inside the metal tubes. Then I finished the installation by pressing the flocking out against the sides of the metal tubes, essentially forcing the flocking to be a larger cylinder, until the cut edges "clicked" into place so that they butted instead of overlapped. At that point the flocking becomes not quite a perfect cylinder, but rather an almost cylindrical shape that exerts quite a bit of side pressure against the tube. It won't fall out in normal use, but it can be easily removed if necessary.dhmiller wrote:How did you insure that the flocking materials stayed bound to the inner walls of the tubes, and did you connect all the tubes first then insert the flocking material inside, or did you start with one tube, insert the material (with the end of it sticking out), then add each tube in turn?