Carpenter Bee Face Close Up: Xylocopa micans male carpenter bee face the bee was very docile and was resting on my finger for a while. Canon 5D mkII with MPE-65 macro lens, 1/200-sec...

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Feb 27, 2013 15:22:04 #

eframgoldberg Loc: South Florida

Xylocopa micans male carpenter bee face
the bee was very docile and was resting on my finger for a while.
Canon 5D mkII with MPE-65 macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/13 1/200, with MT-24ex macro flash. Approx. 2.5x

male carpenter bee face

Feb 27, 2013 15:30:35 #

Richard K Loc: Toronto Canada

wow nice shot

Feb 27, 2013 15:31:12 #

gym Loc: Athens, Georgia

Nice!

Feb 27, 2013 15:39:27 #

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Pretty incredible, its eyes look more like the eyes of a dragonfly than the eyes of a bee... Have a question for you, what is the furthest distance that the MP-E 65 will focus? Am I correct in assuming something like 12" and that it will only do Macro and not closeup photography?

Feb 27, 2013 15:40:54 #

Birdguide Loc: Ormond Beach, FL

eframgoldberg wrote:

Xylocopa micans male carpenter bee face
the bee was very docile and was resting on my finger for a while.
canon 5d mkii mpe 65mm f13 1/200 mt24ex macro flash about 2.5x

I love that Bee portrait, great job.

Feb 27, 2013 15:43:32 #

eframgoldberg Loc: South Florida

The minimum working distance is 4 inches, 101mm at 1x. It will not focus at infinity, the lowest possible magnification you could shoot at is 1x.

Feb 27, 2013 16:00:18 #

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Fantastic. :thumbup:

Feb 27, 2013 16:10:20 #

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

eframgoldberg wrote:

The minimum working distance is 4 inches, 101mm at 1x. It will not focus at infinity, the lowest possible magnification you could shoot at is 1x.

Thanks for your answer.

Feb 27, 2013 16:10:33 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

eframgoldberg wrote:

The minimum working distance is 4 inches, 101mm at 1x. It will not focus at infinity, the lowest possible magnification you could shoot at is 1x.

Per: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/lenses/ef_lens_lineup/lens_macro_pro/mp_e_65mm_f_2_8_1_5x_macro_photo#Specifications
Closest Focusing Distance (sensor plane to subject) = 240-mm (0.24m) = 9.45-inches (0.8-feet).

Do your numbers represent Minimum Working Distance (lens front element to subject)?

Feb 27, 2013 16:32:15 #

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Nikonian72 wrote:

quote=eframgoldberg The minimum working distance ... (show quote)

After asking the question I went to some forums where the lens was discussed and folks who own and use the lens said that the furthest the subject can be from the front of the lens is about 4 inches.... and I guess that was what Efram was speaking to...

Wonderful but very specialized lens.... not so sure that I want to take that step as it would be in lieu of replacing my 100mm. I think that I will just stick to reversed and stacking for high mags for awhile.

Feb 27, 2013 16:35:37 #

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Blurryeyed wrote:

Wonderful, but very specialized lens.... not so sure that I want to take that step as it would be in lieu of replacing my 100mm. I think that I will just stick to reversed and stacking for high mags for awhile.

And it's not cheap! SRP = $1,050