July Super Macro
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whiteshark
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Super mega amazing!
Lacrosseboss18
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Holy ____
PoriferaBob
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Whoa!!!
Could I get a lens like that for my new Nikon D-50? How many organs would I have to sell to buy something like that!!!!???
Could I get a lens like that for my new Nikon D-50? How many organs would I have to sell to buy something like that!!!!??? 
louist
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Eli, it's actually relatively easy. My only frustration is some stuff that I wish to shoot is out of the lens' focusing range.
Shooting insects is more challenging IMHO, everything is swaying, the wind won't up, the sun is cooking you alive, or you are freezing to death while stooped over in the most uncomfortable positions. All the while the mosquitoes are enjoying a meal. All that and you want the background just right, the plane of focus exactly where you want it!
Shooting insects is more challenging IMHO, everything is swaying, the wind won't up, the sun is cooking you alive, or you are freezing to death while stooped over in the most uncomfortable positions. All the while the mosquitoes are enjoying a meal. All that and you want the background just right, the plane of focus exactly where you want it!
PoriferaBob
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Does anyone know what Nikon or Nikkor does offer that would maybe be similar?
Your photos here are so beautiful!!! Thats the type of stuff that made me want to get into photography..... I absolutly love close up shots of corals and inverts.
Your photos here are so beautiful!!! Thats the type of stuff that made me want to get into photography..... I absolutly love close up shots of corals and inverts.
louist
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Nope. Nikon does not have the equivalent lens, and nor does any of the 3rd party manufacturers. To gain high mag with a Nikon you will need to use other methods such as reversing a lens directly onto the camera body, or attahing a reversed lens to the front of your existing macro lens.
Extension tubes are not as suitable for high magnification since most macro lens are either 100/180mm, meaning that the gain in magnification with the tube is definitely not worth it for the reduction in light. This is a shame, since Nikon makes a wonderful 55mm extension with tripd collar! Sadly, it is discontinued.
#2 is just amazing!
There are no single lenses that offer that magnification, but there are techniques. I saw some underwater shots that were done with I think the 105 and some combination of teleconverter and dioptors. I'm trying to find the site but it was a few years ago so not having much luck. If I remember correctly they said it was about 4:1 that they were getting.
At $860, that lense is a steal! The new Nikor 105 is that price and it's nowhere near 5:1!
There are no single lenses that offer that magnification, but there are techniques. I saw some underwater shots that were done with I think the 105 and some combination of teleconverter and dioptors. I'm trying to find the site but it was a few years ago so not having much luck. If I remember correctly they said it was about 4:1 that they were getting.
At $860, that lense is a steal! The new Nikor 105 is that price and it's nowhere near 5:1!
louist
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Matt, teleconverters and diopter lenses together can not achieve 4:1. For that kind of magnification, they are most likely using a reversed lens setup. Using a cine lens you can get around 10:1, but that kind of mag is restricted to studio shots really, since it's way too hard to work in the field.
There are many techniques of getting high magnification when it comes to macro, each with their pros and cons.
Keep in mind that the MP-E65 does not focus to infinity and it is manual focus only. The aperture only goes from f2.8-f16 (keep in mind that effective aperture is magnification x aperture) so it is still very expensive since it's a specialty lens. One also need to budget in external flashes.
There are many techniques of getting high magnification when it comes to macro, each with their pros and cons.
Keep in mind that the MP-E65 does not focus to infinity and it is manual focus only. The aperture only goes from f2.8-f16 (keep in mind that effective aperture is magnification x aperture) so it is still very expensive since it's a specialty lens. One also need to budget in external flashes.
It definitely wasn't a reversed lens. It was used in an underwater rig and to my knowledge none of them support reverse mounted lenses. I've never done it, but I have definitely seen people who at least claim to be in those magnification levels without reversing using f-mount lenses.
I found the threads on the diving forum but unfortunately it's too old and the pictures are no longer hosted.
In this first thread he was shooting using the 105 and a 3x TC. At least one other person on there is shooting with a rig that's in the 5 or 6 to 1 range without using reverse mounts.
In this thread he talks about stacking a 3x and a 2x on the 105.
I really wish the pictures were still on those threads...they were quite amazing.
In any event, I don't want to sidetrack your thread, people should be ewing and ahing over the images, not a tech discusion. We can continue the conversation in a dedicated one if you want.
Seeing the clarity of those shots at that magnification, I still think 8 c notes is a really reasonable price for that lens.
I found the threads on the diving forum but unfortunately it's too old and the pictures are no longer hosted.
In this first thread he was shooting using the 105 and a 3x TC. At least one other person on there is shooting with a rig that's in the 5 or 6 to 1 range without using reverse mounts.
In this thread he talks about stacking a 3x and a 2x on the 105.
I really wish the pictures were still on those threads...they were quite amazing.
In any event, I don't want to sidetrack your thread, people should be ewing and ahing over the images, not a tech discusion
. We can continue the conversation in a dedicated one if you want.Seeing the clarity of those shots at that magnification, I still think 8 c notes is a really reasonable price for that lens.
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