Tubes test for Loupey

[mjs1973]

Michael, I'm curious - your 100mm macro goes 1:1 magnification by itself - why add tubes to it? I may be wrong but your images don't appear to be greater than life-size.

Hey Loupey,

I finally made some time to take a few shots with the 100mm macro with and without the tubes. Here are a couple shots of the same subject. It wasn't a scientific experiment, but this is as close as I could get with the 100mm macro by itself, and one with all 3 tubes.

[Jaedon]

well that definitely looks greater than life size. Nice. You can actually see the pollen grains on the pistols. Nice shot Michael.

[Loupey]

Now that's macro.

Definitely in the range when most people would consider bellows, reversed lenses, or the Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro.

Appears the details hold up well with your combo.

Thanks for posting these. I was curious how the tubes could further expand the useability of the 100mm macro.