Definitely a keeper, and looking forward to more shots. How is the price comparison. I paid £470 It's pretty reasonable as there's no IS/AF but they are not really needed for flash assisted 1x+ macro. here's a bumblebee with it https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48432368896_5cbda99815_h.jpg Bumble...

On paper this new lens on paper seems to be a great pick for nature macro 100mm focus length, electronic aperture control, decent working distance, twist control from infinity focus to 2x macro, no autofocus. I've picked one up and taken a few test shots, seems to be a good compromise between a 100m...

I really like the butterfly landing shot!

The sensor on the Sony A7R is amazing.

So I have had this lens for about a week now, and can say that I'm much happier with it than the MP-E 65mm. I have the Canon mount, and probably wouldn't have bought it if it didn't have electronic aperture control. I've found it is either nearly as sharp, or just as sharp as my MP-E. I cannot find...

Aww cute.

I love tiny spiders, just a dot to the eye but under magnification they are fascinating.

Hover Fly Portrait by Aves Lux, on Flickr

80d MP-E65 Godox AD200 2x f/11 and 1/250 2 shot stack in Helicon

Yawns wrote:Loks like something of the Genus Oedemera (Coleoptera - Oedemeridae familly)

Thanks.

Any ideas on an ID for this beetle.


Dasytidae? by Aves Lux, on Flickr

Was captured in North West UK on a daisy.

Is that fast enough?

Aveslux, better check with Mike to see if that strobe really speeds up much when the power is dialed down. Many strobes don't; they still have a long tail even when in low power. Mike has measured this. This is the spec. 1/128 – 1/13333s 1/64 – 1/10204s 1/32 – 1/7518 1/16 – 1/5128 1/8 – 1/3225 1/4 ...

Yeah I currently have a crazy plan to use an Godox AD200 PRO (portable studio strobe) with an extension cable then mount AD200 head as the key in the MT-24EX mount with a Kaiser shoe and fill with a bounce pad in the other MT-24EX head and or another smaller wireless flash, the AD200 is very powerfu...

I really need to replicate that diffuser...

Lovely textures. I especially like the detail on the antennae.

Incredible work, whats your current diffuser setup for your MT-26ex I have a very similar setup.

80D, Mt24-EX, MP-E 65, I struggle to produce work of this quality with my due to lighting.

And do you not find the diffuser effects the accuracy of ETTL or is this what the FEC 1/3 stop is for?

Would one of those freezing unlock sprays damage the element?