Juvenile Mirid bug

[Yann E.]

A 4-5mm juvenile bug likely in the family Miridae on a Malva flower.

Zeiss S-Planar 2.8/60, lateral flash, f8.

[Planapo]

Yann,

Very nice! The photo looks extraordinarily brillant and sharp to me, and I like the colours.
Do you think that mainly the lens is the reason for this outcome?
Is this an enlarger lens for prints or is it a dedicated macro lens ?

--Betty
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[Yann E.]

Thanks Betty,
The photo IS originally extremely sharp & brilliant , that struck me when I first viewed it on the computer. BTW, it's a 50% crop...

There's been a little selective sharpening (or more precisely raising of edge contrast) on the bug itself, plus a little bit of global raising of edge contrast after resizing the pic for posting, but not much.

The lateral lighting gives the pic a lot of relief, but the acutance, contrast & colors come from the lens. It is not an enlarger or repro lens, it's the standard 1:1 macro lens for the Contax RTS system in Contax/Yashica mount, plus a home made adapter ring for Sony α. Actually, this lens is roughly on the same level as an Apo-Rodagon D2x from 1:5 to 1.5:1 direct, and up to 3:1 reversed except for the level of CA wich is a bit higher (not an APO lens).