Home > Consumer Reviews > Olympus EX-25mm Macro Extension Tube for E1, E300 & E500 Digital SLR Cameras

Using this with the 50mm 2.0 lens and the ring flash gives an excellent picture of the fine details - down to a postage stamp. 8 Megapixels spread over that small area (4/3 ") is a very high magnification. I use this with the 50mm f/2.0 lens to get very large photos of small objects (macro) - it's a good combination. I did try it for kicks with my 50-200 mm lens and found the lens had to be set to 200mm to get any focus success, which happened around 3-4 feet from the lens. That combination covered an area about the size of a credit card.

As the warnings state - you are going to be getting the lens close. Normally I snap on the ring flash anyways so it bumps before the lens filter does, but more than once I've looked around and said "wow - I'm right up on it" - note the support ring for the 50mm f/2.0 lens is a good protector even if you don't have the ring/twin flash yet. it will keep your lens protected inside the steel support as it focuses out.

It's best combined with the 50mm F2.0 but it does give you some close in ability with other lenses too. With the 50mm F 2.0 you are close to 1:1 in the image path to sensor. You'll find in the image file if you take a shot of your address on your utility bill that it shows extra specs of toner that dropped around the characters and got fused into the paper. You probably didn't even see them with the naked eye. Great for looking at small defects or combined with the 14-54 or 50-200 you can get a bigger image area.

Remember the lens is no longer bringing the image to focus at the sensor so distances are out of proportion. On the bright side no light loss! It's a great magnifier without any lens defects from a manification screw on filter.

It works very well with the Zuiko 40-150mm telezoom. The first day I got some nice photos to flowers and small animals: spiders, butterfly, and so on. And its price was convenient. Tripod/flash highly recommended.
I recommend this EX-25 extension tube for begineers in macro (as I am).

I bought this lens as an add-on to my 14-45 Olympus lens. I wanted to get a bit closer on macro shots. Buried in the instructions it warned the user to be careful not to touch the lens on subjects your were shooting. And they were correct! You get within an inch or so of what your shooting so do be careful. And, to make this lens (and you) work at it's best remember a tripod and maybe a remote shutter button. For the price it is a great add-on for macro shooters.

I bought this tube to use it with my new 70-300mm. Still I have not tried the tube with it. however, I tested it with the 40-150mm f4 and the result was incredible. you will have to use the manual focus which is recommended for macro shots anyway.

It's high quality kit (made in Japan) and the warranty is worldwide. this is good solution if you can't buy macro lens but great if you have one. Combining this kit with a macro lens will make unimaginable photos.

you must know that using this tube means you can't shot anything except macro unless you remove it from the camera. also you need to be close enough. at least with the 40-150mm.

whether you have a macro lens or not, this kit is a must if you like to take macro shots. Highly recommended.

The EX-25mm Macro Extension Tube is an good investment for those who do a lot of close work. On the whole it seems quit able compared to similar 35mm accessories.