Help on Extension tubes/Raynox

[GRbenji]

The macro rail will cost abt $20-30 bucks from ebay. But still it's not a must to have but a real nice to have.

Have you experienced with these cheap rails? With the weight on it, are they still smooth to adjust?

 

[SkyStrike]

Have you experienced with these cheap rails? With the weight on it, are they still smooth to adjust?

Still waiting for it to be shipped to me.

Fed up with cha cha with raynox and or moving the whole damn tripod while focusing

 

[iandao]

i was like you also..deciding between ext tubes/raynox 250.. but i went ahead with the latter..and the results achieved are good enough for me

Hey guys, I'm on the verge of buying an extension tube(probably the Kenko one) or maybe a Raynox 250 to play with macro photography, before really diving in to buy a macro dedicated lens.
Having said that, is there any drawback on the items stated above?? What are the adv/dis-adv of both and which should I get??

I'm using a 600D, have a 50mm 1.8, kit lens 18-55 and a zoom, 18-200.

Thanks in advance!

 

[rhino123]

Have you experienced with these cheap rails? With the weight on it, are they still smooth to adjust?

Actually, I have one of them... it was not excellent, but good enough for a noob like me... it is just that when I adjust it to the distance I want, I need to physically stabilize it (literally) because the entire camera is shaking and shivering from the movement... and many a time, it caused me my subject.

In the end, I ended up shooting static objects for the time being, until I am experience enough with the rail.