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by Jody Melanson on Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:00 am

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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Flora and Macro Gallery, week ending 17th August, 2012!

Well the MP-E is used. Picked it up a couple of weeks ago and have been patiently waiting for the focus rail to come in.

Right away, I can see the difference in quality from the reverse setup. Clarity edge to edge. I also noticed there seems to be more DOF. I would have needed about 100 images to get the image below with my reverse setup.

43 images, f5.6, 1.3sec, ISO100, MP-E65 @ 3x, 3 LEDs, diffused with plastic cup, lined with paper towel, mirror lockup, remote shutter release, focus rail.

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by Jonc on Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:46 am

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Cracking image, the eyes are something else

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by wtracyparnell on Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:30 am

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Another great one Jody!

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:08 pm

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Congrats on the fine image and the new lens.

My experience is that diopters and reversed lenses cut down DOF, though I don't know the optical reason why. I know you'll love the lens. A focus rack is essential for me with this lens - and your LED light rig will be a big help. The MP-E65 eats up light at higher magifications.

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by andre paul on Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:03 pm

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really outstanding!!!
your other stacks are nice, but it seems that this new and more simple optical setup is vastly superior .... makes me think i should buy a canon body just for using this lens

but then i would not have the patience to achieve such a technical result

light is spot on here
seems this jumper was quite cooperative also

excellent work....

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by kostas nianiopoulos on Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:35 pm

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great closeup , pretty good detail coor and light , fantastic color in the eyes well done

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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:27 am

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Hi

Absolutely stunning – the details and lighting are working superbly. Perhaps a little nit compositionally would be a little more breathing space especially left. But still a splendid view

All the best
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by Eirini Pajak on Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:13 pm

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Amazing!!! It is so clear it almost looks fake!:)
I am sure it went into the fridge too! It's hard to imagine getting one of these to sit still for 42 images!
Beautiful job!

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by Jerry_Jelinek on Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:54 am

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Another stunning image. Congrats on the well earned IOW. Great stuff.

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by Michael Lloyd on Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:00 pm

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Wow! This image is not only technically perfect, it's a work of art. Nicely done. I love the MP-E. It's my favorite macro lens.

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