Close Focus Without a Macro Lens
In January I had a 'spring clean' and cleared out some of the photographic items I wasn't using. One of the lenses I sold was the 60mm macro, the reason for this was the fact I had the 56mm f1.2 and I was shooting macro images infrequently. Today I was out shooting in the Lammermuir Hills in and around the village of Abbey St Bathans. The first place I stopped was down by the Whiteadder Water, taking shots of the fast moving river. Along the bank there were some wild flowers so I decided to use the 56mm f1.2 lens with the 16mm extension tube fitted to see how close I could focus with and with the extension tube. The results were excellent. Here is the shot of the Common Bugloss (Anchusa Officials) with out the extension tube fitted and the focus of the 56mm lens set to the closest point. Here is the shot with the 16mm extension tube fitted between the body and the lens and the closest focus point is now a lot closer than without the extension tube fitte...