MPE65 Macro lens

[pragmatist]

Has anybody got any experience of this lens

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Yes - top lens but you will need a mt24-ex flash to get the best from it

 

[pragmatist]

yes i thought as much

 

[Canon Bob]

I've got one. It's pretty much peerless in the high magnification world unless bellows are your thing. An MT-24, as D_M says, is essential as regular ringflashes won't cover the subject at the higher numbers.

Bob

 

[EdBray]

An MT-24, as D_M says, is essential as regular ringflashes won't cover the subject at the higher numbers.

Bob

Do you mean in power Bob, or coverage?

 

[Canon Bob]

Do you mean in power Bob, or coverage?

Coverage Eddie, the subject will be inside the circle covered by the flash. I tried the MR-14EX with my MP-E and the front face of the subject was poorly illuminated compared to the sides.

Bob