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Old 17-01-07, 13:36
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Christine,were you using the Kenko ext tubes?.I have a set of these,bought at the end of the year,and only tried once.I tried with the 400F5.6 and then with the 100-400,but only obtained a pic with the latter.But I was much closer than 6ft,more like 2ft.Did you use any specail settings,and did you use all the tubes.I would love to try this method for butterflies etc,in the summer,as I am unable to crouch down close to the subject,but would find it much easier to be able to shoot from my normal distance.
I did take a couple of shots in low light using the 1x4 on auto focus today,and not bad.When I have re -sized,(it takes ages) will post one.
Christine, with the 400mm f5.6 and around 50mm of extension tubes you can still only focus down to about 2 metres (as opposed to 3.5 mtrs without the tubes).
I think you were probably closer then 2 metres when you tried thus focussing was not possible.
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