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Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x MACRO Photo Lens

The Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Photo is a unique manual-focus lens designed exclusively for macro shooting, between life-size (1x) and 5x life-size at its maximum magnification, you can fill a 35mm frame with a grain of rice. Compatible with the Macro Ring Lites and new Macro Twin Lite, it eliminates the need for awkward bellows accessories for many macro shooters. A floating system preserves optical quality at different focusing distances, and features a UD-glass element.

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$1019.4 $1699 In stock

Category: Canon DSLR Lenses

Overview

The Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Photo is a unique manual-focus lens designed exclusively for macro shooting, between life-size (1x) and 5x life-size at its maximum magnification, you can fill a 35mm frame with a grain of rice. Compatible with the Macro Ring Lites and new Macro Twin Lite, it eliminates the need for awkward bellows accessories for many macro shooters. A floating system preserves optical quality at different focusing distances, and features a UD-glass element.

In The Box

  1. Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Photo
  2. Front Lens cap (E-58U)
  3. Rear Lens Cap

Specifications

Focal Length

65mm

Maximum Aperture

1:2.8

Lens Construction

10 elements in 8 groups

Diagonal Angle of View

18¢X 40′

Focus Adjustment

Manual

Closest Focusing Distance

0.24m (from film plane to subject)

Filter Size

58mm

Dimensions

81.0 x 98.0mm (Diameter x Length)

Weight

730g

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Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Evelyn ★★★★★

I’ve spent hours chasing jumping spiders and flower stamens with this thing, and the 5x magnification is just unreal—you can actually see the tiny hairs on a fly’s eye. Yes, it’s manual focus and the working distance is tight, but the sharpness at 1x to 5x makes every frustrating miss worth it.

Madison ★★★★★

Forget hand-holding, this lens demands patience but delivers insect eye details I didn't know existed. The 5x magnification makes a grain of sand look like a boulder.

Alexander B. ★★★★★

Getting the fly's compound eye in focus at 3x felt like a magic trick the first time. It's fully manual, so be ready to focus by moving the camera, not the ring, but that's part of the fun. The 1-5x range means you can shoot a whole insect or just its antennae without swapping glass.

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