Gordo, named by my daughter Emma because he lives in our Halloween gourds, is a very small tan jumping spider roaming free in our house. And, here are some of my first images using the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro (https://amzn.to/2ObQHgG - Amazon affiliate link.) First, let’s look at some images shot on the Nikon D750 and utilizing the Laowa Macro Twin Flash KX-800 (no I’m not sponsored bu Laowa, but if they’re interested, drop me a line.)
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Here Gordo looks like he is playing peek-a-boo, but it’s actually cleaning itself.
To see the shallow depth of field - check out this video and Shield Bug images.
And here are a few taken on the Nikon D500 - see if you can see a difference. I don’t know if I can? Something about the D750 shot that seem just a hair nicer.
I absolutely love all these images, but the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro is a difficult lens to shoot. It is fully manual. This means focusing in the dark - fortunately the Macro Twin Flash KX-800 (https://amzn.to/33gCJyi) has a focusing light because you will need it. I’ve been spoiled shooting with the Tamron 90mm which is a fully modern lens with vibration control and f/2.8 focusing.
Lastly, your guess is as good as mine about the metadata. The lens has no electronics, so no data is captured - magnification? f-stop? Who knows, but in the end who cares. The images are extremely sharp, and the three images above are virtually un-cropped. And you’ll want to clean your sensors - unless you’re a fan of spot removal in Lightroom.