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Review on πŸ“· Fotodiox Macro Extension Tube Set: Unlock Extreme Macro Photography on Canon EOS EF/EF-S Cameras by Brad Atl

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Can't close the aperture all the way, only f/5.6 or f/8ish

This lens adapter looks well made and feels solid in my hand, but any shutter mount lens would I'm relying on it not working properly, more specifically the aperture can't work in full range - I can only toggle it between wide open and close at about 50%, about f/8 or so depending on what lens I'm using. I have three shutter mount lenses, two from Sears and a Star-D (probably all from Samyang) and they all work the same way. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the shutter sleeve, which is supposed to rotate around the mount on the camera, only rotates a little before synchronizing and stops rotating. If I really get my hands on it and rotate it a little more I can get a little more range out of the aperture, but only a stop or two and never gets close to f/22. All three of these shutter mount lenses work great with my AE-1 and the ring rotates a lot more when attached to this camera. I have a Canon branded lens with a bayonet mount and it works well with this adapter which allows the aperture range without issue. The difference is that it doesn't have a rotating ring to sync the lens to the camera mount. My guess is that there is a machining tolerance that wasn't set properly when the adapter was manufactured, probably only a few thousandths. inches, but still enough. I'm unhappy that this only seems to work properly with bayonet mount lenses when the instructions say it works with this lens and mount lenses. I haven't seen anyone mention this guy yet. Problems, maybe I just have a bad adapter?

Pros
  • Lots of good vibes
Cons
  • Everything is fine

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May 28, 2023
It is designed to work like it does
May 03, 2023
Great for using FD lenses on APC-S sensor cameras (Rebel T5) but not perfect