the bad is: they are not a tight fit. they seem to be tight enough though, because I haven't had a problem with light seeping in.
the good: they are fully connected for data and they're also flocked and therefore prevent/reduce potential for reflected light. and, they're all metal.
I purchased the mieke mk-s-af3b set. Haven't had a chance to use it yet but it did get good reviews. Unfortunately I had to settle for the plastic mount version as that's all I could find in Canada.
the bad is: they are not a tight fit. they seem to be tight enough though, because I haven't had a problem with light seeping in.
the good: they are fully connected for data and they're also flocked and therefore prevent/reduce potential for reflected light. and, they're all metal.
the general consensus is pretty much how I feel. too expensive for what you get, better than most others (when I was shopping), and useable. would I dangle a heavy lens on them? probly not.
Radial play in the Kenko tubes is absolutely ridiculous considering the high price,
I have tested on lenses sony 90 G, 100-400 GM, 200-600 with the same result .. the tube fits well in the camera mount on both the A9 and A7r III but when you switch it on to the lens radialplay is ridiculous
I contacted my store that I bought from and they have tested 3 different sets with tubes on four different lenses and the same result I got
I did send them back
look on my Flickr page
I have 2 video clip , you can see the problem
Connectivity between camera and lens breaks down more often than not.
Result is no AF
Can confirm Kenkos are close to useless. Not 100% useless, but maybe 90-93% useless. In certain scenarios, with certain lenses, a decent result might be achieved. The 85 1.8 was frustrating but usable in a pinch. Didnt bother putting on anything longer. Somehow they’re always in my bag, though.
glowrider wrote:
Can confirm Kenkos are close to useless. Not 100% useless, but maybe 90-93% useless. In certain scenarios, with certain lenses, a decent result might be achieved. The 85 1.8 was frustrating but usable in a pinch. Didnt bother putting on anything longer. Somehow they’re always in my bag, though.
Are there any extension tube sets for FE that include more than just a 10 and a 16? I honestly can't find any. Personally I'd rather have something longer that's just one piece, so as to limit play and light leakage.
Teo Rey wrote:
Are there any extension tube sets for FE that include more than just a 10 and a 16? I honestly can't find any. Personally I'd rather have something longer that's just one piece, so as to limit play and light leakage.
I have not seen anything more sets as such contains 36mm also ,which is a shame
but if you buy the cheap sets if they now work well you can buy 2 sets and it will not be so expensive
Meike MK-S-AF3B or Meike MK-S-AF3A is 25-30 us dollars
In Europa cost Meike MK-S-AF3A 32 euro
2 sets will not be extremely expensive
kenko extension tubes sony e mount in sweden cost 175 euro and for that quality it's ridiculous "my personal opinion"
I still think the Kenko is the best bet, despite the play issues and the price.
The Meike isn't flocked, and I've had contacts stepped from a camera by the Commlite (which may well be the same things as also unflocked Vello and Meike)
I agree it might be nice to have a longer one, but even nicer to have a shorter one. I use a 7mm tube on OM lenses adapted to get wide angles to focus closer, but can't do that with native Sony. I think a set of 5mm and 7mm tubes would be really useful.
The MK-S-AF3A is metalic, the MK-S-AF3B is plastic. Which one are you using? I mean I will go for the metalic one, but maybe it is heavier, and it brings nothing? have you flogged it with velvet our somehting like that?
Ronny Olsson wrote:
I have not seen anything more sets as such contains 36mm also ,which is a shame
but if you buy the cheap sets if they now work well you can buy 2 sets and it will not be so expensive
Meike MK-S-AF3B or Meike MK-S-AF3A is 25-30 us dollars
In Europa cost Meike MK-S-AF3A 32 euro
2 sets will not be extremely expensive
kenko extension tubes sony e mount in sweden cost 175 euro and for that quality it's ridiculous "my personal opinion"
There may be some variability in the Kenko extension tube sets. I performed the surgery on mine so that I was able to mount both Sony TCs with the extension tube sandwiched between them with either my 100-400mm GM and my 200-600mm G lenses. When attaching both the 10 and 16mm tubes together, they appear to make a tight connection with very little if any play. I would not want to use the tubes and one of those 2 zooms and rely on them to support the weight of either lens however. But for supporting the camera itself and mounting the lenses on a tripod with a Kirk Photo replacement foot for either lens that appears to be fine.
