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The postman (and lady) cometh and they did unto us deliver new shinyness!
1:1 - true macro - 4 inch working distance (as marked on the lens itself) also listing focal length as 101mm
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4311254764_b6c29688ab_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200sec
5:1 - insane sillyness - 1.6 inch working distance (as marked on the lens itself) also listing focal length as 41mm
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4311254996_47d89d8a9e_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200sec
And I should hopefully be able to squeeze a bit more sharpness out of it at the 5:1 end - though I need more practice working at such magnifications.
Its heavier (though not unmanagble by any means) than I thought it would be, and it has a complete black metal finish to it. It's out of macro focusing is also not just limited, its non-existant. This will only do 1:1 to 5:1 and nothing outside of that.
Lighting is also an interesting aspect - ETTL, with a little flash compensation, has always given me good results with my regular macro lenses; not so with the MPE - at 1:1 results were good, but compensation would be needed - but at 5:1 the flash meter just could not cope - time to slip into manual. (and for those wondering the 580EX2 had easily more power than needed to be the main lighting for a 5:1 shot - it was reducing the power output that was needed).
It's going to be a tricky lens to get used to without the twinflash - since its front element is tiny and thus shadowing from a hotshoe flash is - I suspect - a problem; especailly when combined with its small working distance. However I welcome zoomable macro magnification
1:1 - true macro - 4 inch working distance (as marked on the lens itself) also listing focal length as 101mm
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4311254764_b6c29688ab_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200sec
5:1 - insane sillyness - 1.6 inch working distance (as marked on the lens itself) also listing focal length as 41mm
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4311254996_47d89d8a9e_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200sec
And I should hopefully be able to squeeze a bit more sharpness out of it at the 5:1 end - though I need more practice working at such magnifications.
Its heavier (though not unmanagble by any means) than I thought it would be, and it has a complete black metal finish to it. It's out of macro focusing is also not just limited, its non-existant. This will only do 1:1 to 5:1 and nothing outside of that.
Lighting is also an interesting aspect - ETTL, with a little flash compensation, has always given me good results with my regular macro lenses; not so with the MPE - at 1:1 results were good, but compensation would be needed - but at 5:1 the flash meter just could not cope - time to slip into manual. (and for those wondering the 580EX2 had easily more power than needed to be the main lighting for a 5:1 shot - it was reducing the power output that was needed).
It's going to be a tricky lens to get used to without the twinflash - since its front element is tiny and thus shadowing from a hotshoe flash is - I suspect - a problem; especailly when combined with its small working distance. However I welcome zoomable macro magnification
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