Excellent lens for extreme macro
- Quality
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5.00 star(s)
- Build quality
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5.00 star(s)
- Ease of use
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4.00 star(s)
- Value for money
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5.00 star(s)
: Image quality, price, solid construction, lightweight, compact.
: Very specialized lens, completely manual, lacks infinity focus, may be frustrating for beginners.
This is an excellent specialized lens for extreme macro photography. By using focus stacking technique, you can achieve excellent, crisp photos with it. I have been using it for several months and I'm impressed with the quality of this small lens. I like to use it at 5x and I have never noticed chromatic aberration. At f 4.0 I have had no diffraction issues which is great considering the magnification it reaches. It can also be used for single shots, but being a complete manual lens and considering that the depth of field is very shallow even at 2.5x, it can be very challenging to get your subject in focus if it is moving. That is why, this is not my fist choice for doing macro outside of the studio. But definitely is a winner at the studio and makes a suitable alternative to the more expensive MPE 65 from Canon.
