Thanks Ray;ray_parkhurst wrote:The Venus 2x lens is my favorite walkaround macro lens, but I have not tested it at all in the studio.
edited to add: Not sure if you've seen it, but I showed some results for the Mitty 2x in my "shootout at 2.4x" here:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... t=shootout
The shootout was using APS-C, so won't help you much in deciding how to go on FF, but it shows some options in this range.
Really useful information here!
I am very pleased to meet nice, eager and experienced people like you here.
Thanks.
I realized that the best choice will be a MP-E 65 for 1X-3X.