First satisfactory shots from my new MP-E 65mm (ID & Critique Please!)

[NailedMains]

here are the first satisfactory shots from my new MP-E 65mm maro lens! i have taken about 20 shots of the same 2 spiders & these 2 are what i think are the best of the 20 shots taken! i am still getting used to manual focus! (my eye hurts now lol..) any identification & critique welcomed! both shots were taken on my 5d mark II using shutter release cable & 430ex II flash (cannot afford any of the the canon mt macro flashes as of yet) both spider's were no more than 1-3mm in diameter!​

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Good start Dan, these look like garden orb spiderlings. The MP-e is a bit of a beast and not the easiest to use but practise and good light is the key. Don't be put off with the results at first as we all have come through the shock of no DOF, focus distance of 4" max and rocking back and forth to focus

 

[Rocket58]

Don't be put off with the results at first as we all have come through the shock of no DOF, focus distance of 4" max and rocking back and forth to focus

4" Max, You have to be sitting in their laps at 5X

 

[Deleted member 3428]

4" Max, You have to be sitting in their laps at 5X

Yes you are if you can find the darn things in the viewfinder first