Most Powerful MACRO Lens in the World?

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Kodiak

Senior Member
Hi everyone,

My sons were just curious about this lens that I do use but extremely seldom.

They had not yet seen anything so strange so I thought I would demonstrate
them the potential of what may be the

Most Powerful MACRO Lens in the World!

These photograph were taken at a minimum distance of 1,8 meter from the
subjects and no cropping was applied. I could have gone somewhat closer but
that would have meant some trespassing…

He are the shots I did for them, hand held, at around mid-day:

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C&C are always welcomed,
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
I checked the EXIF and it seems he has invented a new lens. 1 of a kind

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D3X
Lens: 0.0 mm
Image Date: 2013-07-23 12:51:29 (no TZ)
Aperture: f/0.0
Exposure Time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Daniel Ouimet
Copyright: Daniel Ouimet 2013
Software: Capture One 7 Macintosh
 
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Nathan Lanni

Senior Member
Yeah, staring down the barrel of the .44 mag would tend to closely focus your attention in a big way! :)

Carolina Photo Guy said:
The Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum!

Just ask Clint Eastwood!
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Kodiak, you're the mastermind of intrigue - I hooked!

Tell us . . . what is the Most Powerful MACRO Lens in the World?

Kodiak said:
Hi everyone,

...

They had not yet seen anything so strange so I thought I would demonstrate
them the potential of what may be the

Most Powerful MACRO Lens in the World!

These photograph were taken at a minimum distance of 1,8 meter from the
subjects and no cropping was applied. I could have gone somewhat closer but
that would have meant some trespassing…

...
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WhiteLight

Senior Member
Lol!
Seriously funny thread...
Anyways, am guessing kodiak forgot to name the lens.. or he wanted us to keep us in suspense..
​But i still can't understand the crazy EXIF data :p
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
Are we supposed to guess, or what?

I have the 60mm macro, but have always thought that Nikon's 200mm macro would be fun to use . . . especially since I don't always want to lie down on the ground with all the "creepy crawlies" in the dirt during summer . . . the pitfalls of using the 60mm.
 
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Kodiak

Senior Member
Sorry to have kept you waiting!

Hello everyone,

Well, what I read is a question. What I was hoping for are C & C!

Did you look at the pictures? Olivier did! He saw many things that are not visible
usually under the tab "macro-photography"!

This is rather unusual work in macro, where all are looking for extended DoF!
This, on the contrary, has paper-thin DoF but extra bokeh, ambiance, atmosphere!
No one saw that?

I checked the EXIF and it seems he has invented a new lens. 1 of a kind
I would like to be that clever!
The extracted EXIF can not give a clue. But the pictures…

The Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum! Just ask Clint Eastwood!
I like that one …made my day!

I'm curious to see a photo of the lens.
Legitimate! …and with his "like" expressed some kind of C & C.

I think ya'll are gettin' played...
You not! but all the others… I would never dare…

Anyways, am guessing kodiak forgot to name the lens..
I did not want to play anything! Just hoping for C & C!

Are we supposed to guess, or what?
I had no such plan, milady, but some clever ones could have come up with ideas…

Have you had a look at the pictures? Really?
 
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WhiteLight

Senior Member
Well Kodiak.. we did look at the pictures..
hard to miss ;)
and nice pics too!
but your thread title & the bold letters seemed like you wanted to make a point about the best macro lens in the world, so we all would love to know which that is..
​you know with all the NAS spreading.. it's feverish :D
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
Actually with the background compression, the shallow DOF on some of the photos and the bokeh make me think that it's not an actual "macro" lens but a fast telephoto. . . especially since you shot from over 1 meter away. That's why I often use my 200mm f/2.8 as a "pseudo" macro . . . I get nice bokeh with just the right amount of compression.

But, I am done "guessing" . . . I have photos to make . . . and I doubt that I could ever afford or even need this lens, since I'm pretty good at manipulating my equipment to get the shot I want.

Au revoir :)
 
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Bill16

Senior Member
I looked at each of them again, and I must admit I just don't know enough about photography to spot what your hinting at. I can say I like them, but that is about all. The blur of the background in most of them seems very pronounced though.
Kodiak said:
Sorry to have kept you waiting!

Hello everyone,

Well, what I read is a question. What I was hoping for are C & C!

Did you look at the pictures? Olivier did! He saw many things that are not visible
usually under the tab "macro-photography"!

This is rather unusual work in macro, where all are looking for extended DoF!
This, on the contrary, has paper-thin DoF but extra bokeh, ambiance, atmosphere!
No one saw that?

I checked the EXIF and it seems he has invented a new lens. 1 of a kind
I would like to be that clever!
The extracted EXIF can not give a clue. But the pictures…

The Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum! Just ask Clint Eastwood!
I like that one …made my day!

I'm curious to see a photo of the lens.
Legitimate! …and with his "like" expressed some kind of C & C.

I think ya'll are gettin' played...
You not! but all the others… I would never dare…

Anyways, am guessing kodiak forgot to name the lens..
I did not want to play anything! Just hoping for C & C!

Are we supposed to guess, or what?
I had no such plan, milady, but some clever ones could have come up with ideas…

Have you had a look at the pictures? Really?
Click to expand...
 
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