Canon 65mm 1x-5x macro lens

[peter2]

Hi

 

Before buying this lens I was intrested in hearing from those who have

used it and your views of it.

 

Specially I would like to know which camera you used and if anyone

knows why Canon states "Autoexposure with the EOS 1, 1N and 1N RS

cameras should be accurate. ... Autoexposure with other EOS cameras

may require compensation. I intend to use it with a EOS 50E/Elan IIe

EOS 300/Rebel 2000 and maybe the upcoming EOS30E/Elan 7E, which

exposure compensation will be needed for these?

[paulo bizarro]

See the June issue of EOS Magazine.

[matthew_smith1]

Mr. Greenspun reviewed this lens.

 

http://www.photo.net/photo/canon/mp-e-65/

 

He says:

 

"The only recommend approach with the average EOS body is TTL flash metering."

 

So metering is not recomended with the bodies you mention.

 

I am not sure if this lens is better than staking lenses for field work- as, when staked, you lose much less light than with this extension based optic.

 

It is convient to have 1x-5x in stepless form, however, dispite the light loss.

 

Any other opinions?

[art_lund]

I bought this lens. I am amazed at the fact that you can't use

the camera meter. I certainly wish that I had been able to read

the manual before I bought the lens.

 

My first try was to put a stamp on a piece of paper, hang the stamp on

the wall, put the camera on a tripod and I started to experiment.

I found that at 5x, the lens has so much extension, that it

literally touched the wall before it focused.

 

I didn't know that there is no focusing ring on the lens. The only

way to focus it at a given magnification is to move the camera and lens forward and back.

 

I didn't know that the focusing indicator in the viewfinder won't

work with this lens.

 

The lens has a collar and tripod foot, however it is not compatible

with an EOS 3 with the battery pack attached.The collar runs into the

battery pack. It also ran into the body of an EOS 7E.

 

I think that I may have bought a very expensive turkey.

[david_goldfarb]

No, you've just entered the world of high-magnification macro photography. If you find it interesting and want to take advantage of it, you might get a macro focusing rail, which moves the camera back and forth to focus very precisely. Two-way rails will also move left to right, and you can use the center column on your tripod for up/down.