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I was board yesterday and was rummaging thru my shed looking for something to tinker with. That's when I found a shop vac tube extension. Hmmm! What can I do with this. :scratch: Then it hit me. I have some manual macro tubes I don't use anymore. The vac tube was just the right size and thickness to be able to cut threads into it. So after some measuring, I put the vac tube on my lathe and started cutting. It fits perfectly. I was very eager to try it out and to my surprise it worked great. But since it is smooth and reflective in it, I'm getting unwanted light bouncing around. So I took it apart and painted the inside black matte. I haven't tried it yet since its been painted due to work but I will tonight. Now my question is, how long is to long? It measures 508mm and that is just the tube with no lens on it.
here it is beside a 55-200 kit lens
here it is beside a 55-200 kit lens