How to Use Extension Tubes to Shoot Macro

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Gather the camera and one or more extension tubes.

   An extension tube creates more distance between your lens and the image plane in the camera, which will let you get closer to a smaller subject and thereby fill more of the image frame with a sharply focused subject.
   
   A "macro shot" is defined when an image is bigger than the original subject is.
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   Step 2: Attach the extension tube to the camera body

   You may instead attach the tube to the lens before attaching the joined components to the body. ,,, Semi-automatic exposure programs (such as aperture priority) may not work well.
   
   The extension tube can affect the exposure sensor. , Macro photographs have much less depth of field (near-to-far range of sharpness) than non-macro images.
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   Step 3: then attach the lens to the tube.

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   Step 4: Set up the shot you intend to shoot.

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   Step 5: Steady the camera with a tripod.

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   Step 6: Turn the camera's exposure dial to the "manual" setting.

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   Step 7: Focus your shot by looking through the viewfinder and rotating the focus ring at the same time.

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