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
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?
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.
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.
Nikonian72 wrote:
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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.
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
Nice DOF for the magnification, Perfect plane of focus.
I was talking about minimum working distance, it is marked on the barrel of the lens.
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