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by hullyjr on Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:19 am
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After much thought and a few great reviews I bought into the Nikon ecosystem with their 500/5.6 and the D500. After 15 years with Canon it is tough to adapt but I saw immediate improvements especially in the % of in-focus images. My birding-on-the-go set-up is almost perfect but minimum focus is not that great. I know a great spring warbler spot in Wisconsin where you can get close, really close, so I need options before sticking on the 1.4x

What are my options? Doesn't look like Nikon ever made any AF extension tubes.

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by Andrew_5488 on Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:49 am
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Look for kenko.
 

by LHays on Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:25 pm
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I switched from Canon to Nikon this summer.....got the D850 and 500mmPF. I bought the Kenko set of extension tubes (bought them for a nice price...sold as new but never used). What few reviews were available about them, it seemed the Kenko was preferred to Vello. You might check Fred Miranda and other used camera gear sites for a good deal.

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set DG (12, 20 & 36mm Tubes) for Nikon Digital is what I got. I haven't had a chance to try them yet.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:31 pm
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by hullyjr on Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:56 pm
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Thanks everyone, the Kenko's have been in my basket but I wanted positive feedback from people I trust.

Cheers,

Jim
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by Jim Zipp on Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:30 am
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hullyjr wrote:Thanks everyone, the Kenko's have been in my basket but I wanted positive feedback from people I trust.

Cheers,

Jim
Jim, when you get them, expect them to be nothing like the Canon tube.  They are the best as recommended above but boy do they feel cheesy compared to the Canon.  I rarely use them and picked them up for the rare occasion and I'm sure work fine though.
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by photoman4343 on Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:22 am
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With the Kenko tubes, try and just use one of the three. When you use two, they may come apart where they are joined as the mount mat separate from the plastic.
The same can happen with just one tube if the lens is very heavy and the camera and lens is not well balanced.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:37 pm
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True, they definitely not live up to the L type construction of the Canon ones or the absolute tank-like Fuji ones but they are the only game in town and do work well.
 

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