Mike, I ended up not getting the Rokinon. Yes, there is an extra tab on the TC14E III to keep it from being mounted on most older Nikon lenses, and I removed that. I am sure the TC thus modified would work on the Rokinon in Nikkor mount, and would remove the vignetting. But then you might as well ju...

Nice test! Also, glad to hear the problem with it as a tube lens is only vignetting. It would be good on MFT then.

Count me as very interested!! Thanks for doing these.

Beautifully lit, great detail!!

Really beautiful, and the galls are much more symmetric and perfect than I would have thought.

If I recall correctly the device cost $500-$1000.

As I said, there are zero options, off the shelf, for Finite objectives. Actually, some astronomy photographers use an automated extension tube which extends electronically. Very expensive though. I first learned about it somewhere on this forum. But I don't remember under what topic. If I recall c...

Thanks for the additional info about the owlflies. That makes sense of it.

Wonderful as always. The Owlfly larvae are amazing, I had no idea they were social. That is very unusual for insect predators. How do they live? Tambopata is, in my experience, quite a bit richer than Sani for insects. I am sure you will have a great time. Make sure to look for the little spider tha...

BTW Lou should check his Sigma Art 135mm Yes I should!! I have tested it with my 7.5x Mitu and it is great, but I did not do the comparative test with a 135mm Vivitar-Komine. I did do that comparison using a coupled reversed macro lens instead of an objective, and the Sigma beat the Vivitar-Komine ...

Indeed, the bokeh is the reason many people like the CV125 so much. (I wouldn't know, don't have one.)

Thank you very much Macrero.

Great comparison. I also find, like you, that the Scanner Nikkor is amazingly free of CA of any kind.

Thanks, that explains it!

Robert, that is very interesting. I do not have a "Camera standard" option in my PS/ CC2016, nor do I have "Camera neutral" or "Camera flat". I have "Camera muted" which you don't have, and a few that you do have. These are under "Process 2012".