extreme macro madness

[hwchoy]

so you think a 1:1 macro lens is really taking small things. well let's see what the MP-E65 5× macro lens can do!

the crazy lens itself, it extends from a minimum of 11.5cm to a max of 24.5cm!








and here I used it to shoot the number 8 on my Nokia 6300 phone, from 1× to 5× magnification. btw all shots done with handheld







and here you can see the DOF at ƒ/2.8, ƒ/8 and ƒ/16 (all at 5×)

[Denosha]

Wow, check out the erection extension on that puppy! My dream macro lens. Rather expensive here in SG no? How much did you pay for it?

[hwchoy]

I borrowed it from a fish kaki. this afternoon will be trying to shoot some micro-sundew with it.

SAF marksmanship training serves you for life

[Denosha]

Hur hur. I think SAF marksmanship only enuff for 1:1 or at most 2:1 magnification. 5:1 magnification probably needs SAF sniper training or maybe Zen archery skillz.  I heard you really need a macro flash as well since the lens will block off any hotshoe flash.

[hwchoy]

I use twin 550EX triggered by ST-E2. poor man's macro ring flash   macro normally cannot hotshoe.

[Dan]

really interesting. can pm me the price for this beauty?

[hwchoy]

so you want to see extreme macro?

how about a single leaf of a sundew at 5× magnification? this is a single 20D frame slightly cropped and reduced:



and this is the same image cropped but unresized:

[Canew]

Extreme man.

[benny]

And if you add extension tubes? 

Cheers,

[hwchoy]

And if you add extension tubes? 

Cheers,

then you'd need a bloody spotlight so you can see the subject and focus!

[jediforce4ever]

woooohooo!!!THis is really EXTREME MACRO!!