Wow - that's excellent magnification! And I imagine the quality will be significantly better than even a good close up filter. Looks like a very handy combination.

DH

I tried a couple of cheapish legacy 'macro' lenses only to realise that the EPL1 kit lens does a better close up job than those did.
This is the mark 1 14-42 kit lens with no attachments, hand held - the boxes are almost exactly 1cm across:



What I didn't realise at first was that the closest focusing distance remains the same no matter what zoom level you have the lens on.

what will be the magnification of these tubes when added to the Oly 12-50? would it be 1:1?

The magnification of the Oly 12-50 is 0.36. If you add the 16mm tube, it will be 0.36 + (16/50) = 0.68. If you combine both tubes, it will be 0.36 + (26/50) = 0.88 so not quite 1:1 but very close.

Please note that I've been contacted by a reader that the tubes work fine individually but when combined will not communicate the lens data (lens communication problem) when combining the two tubes. This was confirmed to be the case, at least for some lenses, by another reader.

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I have a couple of questions for this...

1) Will it adjust the IBIS of the Oly cameras appropriately?
2) Does it retain AF?
3) Will this help my ZD 50/2 get to 1:1?

1) Will it adjust the IBIS of the Oly cameras appropriately?

Don't know but I'm guessing yes.

2) Does it retain AF?

Yes, except that combining both tubes together doesn't work, at least for some lenses.

3) Will this help my ZD 50/2 get to 1:1?

Yes, combining the tubes will get it to 1:1 although you may lose AF. Using one tube will get it to 0.82X

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That's awesome. Would anyone who's tested with 1) comment? I ask because it's obvious to me setting "50mm" for a manual '50mm' macro lens is not the right setting, and if the same thing happens in this case then it may not be ideal... (I'm aiming for hand-held macro with IBIS on)

That really is odd. All the electrical contacts do is make an electric connection between the body and lens. I have to wonder if somebody failed to correctly take into account the resistance of the second extension tube when they are stacked.

It definitely shows a lack of testing and/or QC. We will have to see if "they are all that way."

Update: I've been contacted by a reader that the tubes work fine individually but when combined will not communicate the lens data (lens communication problem) when combining the two tubes. This was confirmed by another reader.

Conflicting reports, if they don't work together then surely it would hve been spotted here....

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Curious.

I would very much like to own these. Looking forward to hearing reports on their use on other lenses.

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