Quote Originally Posted by Jon Ruyle


I really like the closeup of the spider, Chris. What f/ did you use? It's always a battle between diffraction and DOF.



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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!