Venus Lens arrived today

Paul Iddon

Well, ordered on Feb 4th, despatched via Snail Mail on Feb 5th, the Venus 2:1 Super Macro lens arrived today (Feb 21st). Not bad from Hong Kong.

Here it is unboxed:




And here are the first few photos taken with at, at varying magnifications, 1:1 and 1.5:1 and near as damn it 2:1

Hard to light the subjects, this is with a ring flash attached to the front at -1EV. All taken at f/11.


1:1 & 2:1

Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/160 sec, ISO 250







And 1:1 & 1.5:1 approx.

Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/200 sec, ISO 250






Paul.

Stumblebum

Congrats! Good stuff! Is it really called Venus lens?

Paul Iddon

Stumblebum wrote: »

Congrats! Good stuff! Is it really called Venus lens?

Yes - it really is.

The manufacturers are found online at "venuslens.com".

I bought mine via Ebay.

Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Looks like it works ! Lovely captures.
Brian V.

David_S85

You're having fun! Thanks for the report on this - pics look great for a first run through.

I've read a little about this lens. Looks real good for the price. Their logo seems to be the same as the car company Infinity, but upside down.

http://petapixel.com/2015/02/02/review-venus-60mm-f2-8-worlds-first-21-macro-lens-infinity-focus/

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/05/venus-60mm-f2-8-ultra-macro-worlds-first-21-magnification-lens-infinity-focus/

Paul Iddon

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Looks like it works ! Lovely captures.
Brian V.

Thanks Brian

David_S85 wrote: »

You're having fun! Thanks for the report on this - pics look great for a first run through.

Cheer David - I think we'll see plenty of folk buying this lens and subsequent ones.


Paul.

e6filmuser

Of the few demo images on the internet few seem to have been shot by capable macro shooters and most of them at wide aperture.

One of the attractions is a long working distance, compared with the Canon MPE.

Harold