This is a well built special purpose macro lens with manual focus. It can only focus on very close, flat objects. This lens rewards patience with excellent sharp magnified photos. I only use this lens with a tripod, and a rack focusing rail, and generally have to use live-view to get the focus just...

I use this lens for high magnification macro photography. The lens has the capability to achieve 5x magnification and is wholly dedicated to the macro photographer; it no other function. The quality of the output is superb.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Intense Details; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

Canon's all-manual 65mm is a 1-5x prime. This means that the magnification is 5x that of any other lens in test . In reality it's almost impossible to use handheld at its minimum focusing distance, as the depth-of-field is so incredibly shallow and, being so close to the subject, the lens obstructs...

This review attempts to relate my initial experience with the MP-E-65mm lens. It includes comments about the focusing system and one lighting system that is necessary to capture images across the magnification range of the lens.

I had buyer's remorse after purchasing this lens and waiting for it to be delivered. I wondered if it was worth it, since I already have three other macro lenses that I like; Canon 180mm F/3.5L,Tamron 90mm F/2.8 for Canon and the Nikon 105mm lens.I bought this lens used from another website.The...

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.

I bought mine about 10 years ago. It's excellent for extreme close-ups of small insects, fungi etc.and could have been designed for stacking. (I do a lot of stacking and it's my main lens.)