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And my 1st ever CANON

BTW, I think I'm the 1st one put up this setup there

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agphotography wrote in post #11778821
Yeah, magnesium can literally TEAR unfortunately.

Like this one for example:

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any metal can tear...

x_tan wrote in post #11781010
BTW, I think I'm the 1st one put up this setup there

Are those all just extension tubes?

Can't get away from your guy

x_tan wrote in post #11781010
And my 1st ever CANON

BTW, I think I'm the 1st one put up this setup there

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TheBurningCrown wrote in post #11782922
Are those all just extension tubes?

Yep. Canon + Kenko. I own the Kenkos, only. They are optically identical to the Canons. :P

Reminds me of this photo of mine:

rdalrt wrote in post #11778840
Holy schnicks! What is the story behind that?

I don't quite remember the exact story but I remember it was something I read on Sportsshooter a few years back and I couldn't believe the pic so I saved it haha. I think it was at a football game and the photog got hit head on by someone trying to catch the ball. That's like a freight train smashing into you! Scott Kelby got lucky that all he broke was a monopod!

The Ran wrote in post #11778852
That one belonged to Chuck, he tried changing the lens and forgot to press the lens release button.

That was priceless! Good joke

NorCalNomad wrote in post #11782871
any metal can tear...

This is true, I agree with you completely. I was just making reference to the question about the body construction. Nothing is impervious to damage Except Wolverine, and Chuck Norris.

Sorry for being a n00b, but what do all of those extenders do? What's the point?

derekabraham wrote in post #11786553
Sorry for being a n00b, but what do all of those extenders do? What's the point?

Extension tubes merely "stretch" your focal length for a given lens -- there is no optical glass in them, just an electronic connection that allows the focus and aperture functions to operate, although there is some light loss to deal with. They are used frequently with Macro photography and with other lenses that you want to get closer to your subjects with.

Teleconverters are different -- there is added glass to "magnify" your subjects more without needing to get closer to them. They are used a lot with long telephoto lenses to extend the "reach" for distant subjects, although they can be used closer. The "hit" from using teleconverters is that they require a narrower "maximum aperture" -- if your lens is, say, an f/2.8 lens then with a 1.4x Teleconverter you are stopped down to an f/4 maximum aperture and with a 2x Teleconverter you are down to a max of f/5.6 at full zoom. That will work with the AF systems of all our DSLRs, but for lenses that have or zoom to a max of f/5.6 then a 1.4 TC will lose the AF for any cameras other than the 1D series which can focus at f/8. The same can be said about a 2x TC on an f/4 lens.

Thanks for the quick lesson Tony!

It took me a few to clean up typos and such!

Typos? No grammar or spelling police around here....

derekabraham wrote in post #11786633
Typos? No grammar or spelling police around here....

Heh! I have to be my own cop!

Don't we all...