New Macro lens! - MPE65!

[illusionest]

yes! i got it! the mighty mpe-65! :D

i will test it more tomorrow, here are some pics!

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3197/mpe65nf0.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe65nf0.jpg)http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6330/mpe6502oo6.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe6502oo6.jpg)http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7846/mpe6503ox2.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe6503ox2.jpg)
samples! side note, i suppose without practice it appears a bit soft at 5X?
anyway, first one is 1X, 3X, and 5X of a lens cap, second is the image stabilizer logo, and third is the AF mark on my 24-105 F4L.
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8422/mpe6506kk2.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe6506kk2.jpg)http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3495/mpe6505wx0.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe6505wx0.jpg)http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5917/mpe6504ia4.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpe6504ia4.jpg)

[lance v]

Congratulations! i cant wait to see your shots from this beast:D(5x may appear soft depending on what f stop ur using

[alliec]

Congrats, you will love it. Generally shoot around f5.6 - 6.3 at x5 and focus stack if the subject allows that.

[troypiggo]

I hate you and all your equipment

Just kidding - congrats on the new gear. I'm jealous.

[LordV]

Congrats on the lens :)- excellent lens.
As Alistair says high mag shots are a bit of juggling act between DOF and diffraction softening. If you want to maintain the sharpness you see at 1:1 around F11 then you need to open the aperture progressively such that at 5:1 you are around F5. If you want to maintain DOF at high mag then stay around F8-F11.

Brian V.