Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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25/01/2005 02:30 PM
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Subject: Re: EOS Lens Hood for MP-E 65mm Lens
> On 25/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >I wonder if somebody is using this dedicated lens hood on the MP-E65mm
> >lens and could share opinions?
> >I find this lens is quite prone to flare (no wonder, as I'm often
> >backlighing my subjects with flash).
> >I started thinking about a generic rubber hood, but then I found it has
> >its own dedicated hood (quite cool I'd say):
> >
> >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?
> >O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=239657&is=REG
>
> I use this lens without a hood but have the MR14 ring flash so have not
> noticed much flare. At 5X chasing bugs, I sometimes have difficulty
> getting the flash/lens combo close enough so I would imagine a hood
might
> not help me here...
Indeed, when the light is behind the (fairly recessed) lens, there's no
problem of flare at all, but if you use some Off-camera (or off-lens in
your MR14 case :-) you have to be careful not to shine light into the lens
or it will flare quite bad.
I also find that the MP-E has quite some working distance for the
magnification. I've tried many other methods to get 'there' and sometimes
I had to be happy with a a couple of cm (FD macrophoto 35/2.8 on bellow +
extension for example)
BTW, Cotty, any URL where to see your MP-E images? Always curious about
macrophotography buddies :-)
> Sounds interesting though - if you decide to get one, keep is posted!
Sure!. I think I'll go for it.
-regards,
Gerard.
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