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    Extreme macro madness!!

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    so you think a 1:1 macro lens is really taking small things. well let's see what the MP-E65 5× macro lens can do!

    the crazy lens itself, it extends from a minimum of 11.5cm to a max of 24.5cm!








    and here I used it to shoot the number 8 on my Nokia 6300 phone, from 1× to 5× magnification. btw Benny, all shots done with handheld







    and here you can see the DOF at ƒ/2.8, ƒ/8 and ƒ/16 (all at 5×)



    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Holy smokes, Choy. Congrats on the new lens. That's some steady hand you have there!

    I'll have some extreme macro madness of my own soon, hopefully.
    Eric

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    Sigh....and I thought I was going to see some flowers. I really wasn't expecting to see shots of the lens!!

    SHOW US THE GOOD STUFF!!! Don't hold out on us man!

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    haha its Benny's lens! SAF marksmanship training does serve you for life

    Benny, how often do you see a phone button that size huh? anyway I am going to shoot some micro-sundew this afternoon at Raffles Museum. Let's see what we can get
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    choy... wake up late..haha..cannot join you liao..

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    Ya. So disappointing. Show us some meat!!!

    ck

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    no meat. later got sundew only.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    so you want to see extreme macro?

    how about a single leaf of a sundew at 5× magnification? this is a single 20D frame slightly cropped and reduced:



    and this is the same image cropped but unresized:

    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Wah!! Nice very nice. What aperture number are you using for this one? Just curious.
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    that hair/fibre very eyesore leh...hahaha..

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    Cool stuff...
    Look forward to see some insect and creepy crawly photos from you.

    Is it good for portraiture as well?
    koah fong
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    Quote Originally Posted by luenny View Post
    Wah!! Nice very nice. What aperture number are you using for this one? Just curious.
    aperture was ƒ/9
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ranmasatome View Post
    that hair/fibre very eyesore leh...hahaha..

    believe me, it cannot be seen with the eyes! the big black one is actually a dried up plant part. and could not do area cleaning because scared damaging the "dew" drops.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by juggler View Post
    Cool stuff...
    Look forward to see some insect and creepy crawly photos from you.

    Is it good for portraiture as well?

    portraiture? maybe for thumbelina
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    I do aquatic photography with this lens too. Not too easy to use though.

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by benny View Post
    I do aquatic photography with this lens too. Not too easy to use though.

    Cheers,
    yep yep! Shooting something that is alive and moving going to be a pain in a *** with this lens. But it is the only consumer lens that provides 5X macro!

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    Woo! come on choy, show us something with cells

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    plants have no cells?
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    Quote Originally Posted by hwchoy View Post
    plants have no cells?
    With this comment... think you should stick to fish photography...

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    I am still confused. he wanted something with cells. I already showed him a plant. what???
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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