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Originally Posted by astroboy
Fantastic shots Dennis , sounds like the MP-65 is a harsh mistress .
Thanks
Zane
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Thanks Zane.
The Canon MP-E65 really is a nice lens and can produce some wonderful results, although from personal experience it can be a challenging lens to master in terms of technique and how you apply it.
I have the Canon 100mm F2.8 macro and for all my standard macro shots, I use it in AutoFocus (AF) mode using the centre AF point on my 7D - it is a wonderfully sharp and accurate lens. Using AF usually gives me almost 100% of my hand held frames in focus. Of those that are in focus, maybe 10 out of say 100 shots are keepers and of those 10, maybe 3 or 4 might get posted here.
With the MP-E65, it is a manual focus lens and in my early hand held days, maybe only 10% were in focus, so I now use a tripod and focusing rail. Generally, each MP-E65 photo I post here is the result of maybe 1 or 2 hours stalking and set up, followed by 1 or 2 hours of processing if the final image requires focus stacking.
Cheers
Dennis