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Haven't seen too many extreme macros. Does anyone have some shots with this lens?
I'll start out with a few, but I'm sure others have better ones.
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You may be the only one with an MP-E 65mm :-)
Great shots though! I love #3. I bet that would look incredible blown up. About how big were these critters? Did you use your twin flash for these?
Awesome! When I get an MP-E 65 I'll contribute. But that lens is a ways down my list. (telephoto, flash, better normal lens...) but really really cool shots!
Thanks! I did indeed use a twin flash for all three of the pictures. A flash is almost mandatory for this lens, and a specialized macro flash is a good idea.
The grasshopper is a baby. The one turning his head just looks like a black dot to the naked eye. He is sitting on a very small yellow flower.
The lens is a *lot* of fun. I'm surprised there aren't more out there who have it. I thought a bunch of you guys would post awesome pictures to make mine look silly :)
By the way, not to mix threads, but if I did not have this lens and had to choose between getting this lens and upgrading my 70-200 Mk I to a Mk II, I would get this lens.
I have spent a fair amount of time playing with this lens, but it is about as specialized as lenses get and therefore sadly goes to the back of my list. I will say though, the potential for cool shots from this thing is awfully high.
Amazing pictures Jon! to be honest I´m really interested in some Exif info [A]
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If I had the money I wouldn't hesitate! But knowing that I should also buy a dedicated macroflash with it, I just can't afford it [:P] Until then I'm just fine with my non-IS 100mm macro. "Dancing with the available girls [:P]"
Too bad I can´t rent it either around here, else I would definitely gave it a chance!
Again amazing!
Jan
Thanks, Jan.
All of those were taken with the 5DII at 1/200 sec and f/16 which is the smallest allowed with the MP-E 65, not sure why that is (maybe they don't want people stopping way down and getting blurry pics from diffraction and blaming the lens).
I'm with you on the cost. I got the twin flash for my 100mm macro first, and a couple of years later got the MP-E 65. Didn't seem quite so bad that way :)
I would SO love to have this lens....
Money....
Hmmm....
Crap.
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Well, there's at least one more, now - I picked one up in a too-good-to-pass-up Craigslist deal yesterday afternoon, and only had about 5 minutes to play with it this morning. So, I'm not sure this qualifies as a 'post your best' shot, since in this case it's my first and so far only shot with the lens. It's the stigma of a daylily in a floral arrangement on our dining room table. Shot at 4x magnification (shot is uncropped), lighting was froma handheld LED Maglite.
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EOS 5D Mark II, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro @ 4x, 0.8 s, f/10, ISO 200
John,
Can I just say "kiss my butt", jokingly of course! I'd love to get this lens! Do you have the twin macro speedlight too?
Paul
ON EDIT -
I overlooked the line about the Maglite for lighting, so I will assume you do not have the MT24EX.
OMG! The shots that can be obtained with with lens is as cool as it gets IMO!!! I just checked out more on flickr! It would surely be at the top of my list if I knew I could use it with any skill! Jon & John - All photos above are just awesome!!
Anyone know if the ringlite would fit ok on this lens?? Also, are the photos better IQ wiseand sharpnessmore easily obtained with this lens or with the 100mm Macro IS & extension tubes?
Denise
yes, that
Haha congratz John! Soon you can make your own review site [:P] It looks very cool though, I've been thinking about this lens myself quite a few times...
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It has an 58mm filter thread, so I guess it fits. I've also used the ringflash on the 18-55 of my girlfriend...it works [:D]
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That's where I doubt the MP-E. Seeing Bryans ISO charts....I'm not convinced of the sharpness. However it has 5x magnification which is hard to get with extension tubes I think. Also it might give quite some vignetting... I'm not sure, but I think the MP-E would win in the heavy magnification factors like 3-5x. Perhaps the 100mm with extension rings could beat it until that point. I'm guessing though...
Double post...whoops!
This is going to be a cool thread. I don't have one, but will be watching this one on a regular basis. I love some of the shots you see with this on a couple of other forums. John, I heard it takes some getting use to when trying to shoot bugs, but takes great shots. Have fun with that bad boy.
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Ok, I am convinced. Where do I buy one at.
Jon, What kind of tripod set up did you use for these?
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LOL! I've been looking also! I have not been having much fun with my portrait photography gear since even my two year old granddaughter looks away when I have camera in hand, thinkin' she's being funny!
Looks like a macro rail would be a good thing to have with this lens but many places are out of stock on the one I'm looking at.
Ok, time for me to look over my gear and make some sales!!
Denise
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I just bought a Gitzo GT2541 with the Kit GH2750 Ball head and it has worked great. I was kind of currious from Jon what he might be using. The flexible arm works great with the 180mmL, but I could see the use for some kind of rail using the 65mm.
I don't know if Bryan wants us talking about other forums on this site or anything like that...if so feel free to delete this post.
Anyway, I got some great ideas from this thread on another site.
Great thread, and great pics everyone. I'll try to post others later, but heres a spider I ran into the other day. Still trying to identify it too- anyone have an ID? First shot was at 1x, the secoond was at 4x if I remember right.
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Hey, congrats on your new lens, John. I think my equipment is now a subset of yours :)
Amazing that you were able to get so much sharpness at f/2.8. This lens, of course, is capable of the narrowest DOF of any lens canon (or anyone else that I know of) makes.
I really like the closeup of the spider, Chris. What f/ did you use? It
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I think those were all handheld. I sometimes use a Arca Swiss Z1 ballhead and macro rails.
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Extension tubes won't give you this much magnification, unless you have about a foot of them :) If you did, I'm not sure the 65mm would have any advantage over the 100mm.
It is a very legitimate question, however, to ask, how does this lens compare to 100mm macro + cropping. If you are diffraction limited, the 65mm gives no theoretical advantage.
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Thanks, Jon and everyone else! This wasn't a planned purchase, just somehing I ran across on CL. Jon - check your Conversations, although I took your silence for approval. [;)]
The "f/2.8" is just part of the full lens name - the shot was at f/10. Fairly soon, I'll need to add the MT-24EX (probably before the current rebate ends). Probably a macro rail too, although I've been seeing the same out-of-stock issue that Denise mentioned.
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Lol! I guess I did not do a good job of asking the question but thanks for clarifying what I was trying to ask! I was at work and although should not be posting on a forum, I tried to get a quick question in!
Denise
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Off to B&H earlier...click add to cart a new 24Ex..click add Sto-Fen omni bounce...click add 72C adapter for the 180mm....wait....whats this ...."Temporarily out of Stock"
Well whats the point if I can't use it on the 180... maybe I will get it all another day.
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Thanks Jon. Both those were at f/11 and neither have any sharpening added in post, other than saving for web size. But you're right - diffraction vs. DOFis critical on this lens. Initiallyf/16 was my standard settingon the MPE but I wasn't ever pleased with sharpness, especiallyat 3x+. Now I rarely go beyond f/11, and whenever possible I'll focus stackusing ~6.3.
Then again, I know others have been able to do more with less. If you haven't seen it already, http://nocroppingzone.blogspot.com/is a fantastic resource for tips on the MP-E, MT-24EX and extreme macro in general. I'm lookin forward to seeing more of you guys' images with the MPE!