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Canon - MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo Lens - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(19 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 19 reviews
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94%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo Lens - Black
Posted by: TWP
from WV
Verified Purchase:Yes
One of a kind...takes some work getting used to, but worth it. You will never go back to all the extenders and reverse lens adapters.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Beautiful
on November 27, 2009
Posted by: Shalom
from San Francisco Bay Area
This is an amazing lens, which opens up a whole new world of imaging possibilities. The quality and materials are top-grade. The magnification is almost beyond belief; you can actually take portraits of snowflakes with this lens. the 1 to 5x zoom gives a good amount of flexibility in how much magnification to use, however, it doesn't focus to infinity... it's strictly for super close-up macro work. If this is what you want, there's no better lens out there for your Canon!
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, breathtaking magnification
Cons: doesn't focus to infinity
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great niche lens
on March 7, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
This lens requires some skill, but it can get results that no other DSLR lens can. I have both this and the 100mm f2.8L macro. The 100mm is arguably a better lens for 'regular' macro, but this one can get incredible magnification. It opens up a whole new world.
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Here's an idea of scale: I shot the side of a blade of grass at a 45 degree angle (5x, tripod, sunlight, no flash). It more than filled the frame. Only a small ribbon is in focus, and there's a really nice blur in the background and foreground.
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If you love macro and you're willing to put in the work, get this lens. If you want an easy lens to walk around with, get the 100mm f2.8L.
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Here's an idea of scale: I shot the side of a blade of grass at a 45 degree angle (5x, tripod, sunlight, no flash). It more than filled the frame. Only a small ribbon is in focus, and there's a really nice blur in the background and foreground.
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If you love macro and you're willing to put in the work, get this lens. If you want an easy lens to walk around with, get the 100mm f2.8L.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Not for everyone
on April 2, 2019
Posted by: Anonymous
from Maryland USA
I love this lens. You can get some amazing shots with it. However, it takes some skill to use and it is not for the point and shoot photographer. I'll let my picture speak for the lens.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
AWESOME Capabilities
on September 5, 2009
Posted by: Shoot2Thrill
from Wisconsin
Awesome lens, If uyour serious about Macro Photography this lens is a MUST, Can shoot at 5X lifesize handheld with the help of a MT-24EX Ringflash, Highly recomented with the lens.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Amazing lens
on April 25, 2013
Posted by: 7D
from PA
If you love macro photography, this lens takes it to another level. There is an initial learning curve with it, but once mastered it truely opens the door to insane macro ability.
Lighting has been an issue, at the 5x magnification, due to the shallow distance from the object. I have been experimenting with light painting as a means of highlighting areas with good results.
Live view, tripod, shutter release are highly recommened. A great lens to own.
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: pricey
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Excellent Lens - But definitely not for greenhorn
on January 15, 2012
Posted by: RHadi
from Santa Monica
By far the most difficult lens I've ever used. It does what it is supposed to do better than any other lens, but handling the lens is a real challenge. At this magnification level, 5x, even the slight breeze throws the object out of focus. Not only a very sturdy tripod is a must, but in my opinion, a remote trigger is same as much necessary since merely touching a camera to click results in vibration and out of focus picture. I have lens ring mounted flash, not the ring light but the one with 2 adjustable flash strobes. It is difficult to work with those as well since often time, using this particular lens, one will find himself barely couple of inches away from the object. I am still trying to learn to use this lens.
Pros: very high magnification
Cons: extremely sensitive to slight vibrations
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
Not for the occassional experiment
on November 3, 2011
Posted by: Mackaboogie
from Evergreen, CO
I have this lens along with the ring flash and thought it would be great fun when I first purchased it. It is very difficult to operate because the depth of field is about 1mm when at 5x. You definitely need a tripod, flash and ideally a remote trigger to get clean shots. At 5x a photo of a house fly's eye will fill about half of the image and will only have about half of it in focus because if you focus on the front of the eye the back half will be a blur. This is obviously the nature of the lens but if you need to shoot at 5x often I would suggest a microscope instead.
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: must have ring flash, must have tripod, must have remote
I would recommend this to a friend!
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