Oh my goodness. When I first saw this crazy lens, I couldn’t stop thinking about the amazing photogrammetry I could do with miniatures and small environments. I love the miniature, and this lens had so much potential.
But the initial shots seemed a bit murky. It’s too bad, because properly lit, it really seems to shine. I’ve only taken it out for a quick test, so we’ll see if my first impressions hold.
Now, a note about macro photography: When you’re in 1:1 range, the size of the image is the size of the picture, or in other words, your picture is of something 24mmx16mm in size. Because of the optical properties of these lenses, your depth of field is tiiiiiny. So you want to increase the f-stop as much as possible to get the maximum depth of field. This means you need a LOT of light. A sunny day can be made to look dark at this point.
So it’s really cool they have so much light built-in! I also have their silly-looking macro flash with the flashes on looong flexible arms. I’ll review that some other day. 🙂
Photoshoot Time!
I went inside and grabbed the friendly #Furfest Fox. Now, keep in mind this is a small stuffed animal that fits in the palm of the hand. He barely fits in-frame at our widest setting. 🙂
The nose is approximately 15mm tall, smaller than a dime.
But it doesn’t stop there! This macro actually supports 2:1 reproduction ratio, or a 2x magnification of your subject. You have to get craaazy close, and that depth of field is a pain (this is all hand-held, so I need to keep the shutter high).
It’s hard to overstate just how close we are. It’s nuts!
Can’t wait to take this into the field for more forced-perspective #Micro/#Macro shots! I ALSO am planning to explore nature filming from a very low perspective, in a series I’ll be calling #SmolTime.