I got an idea only about macro focus.........tht it is used for macro photography............but i don't know exactly what macro focus range is...........as my camera had got macro focus of 10 cm.......?? what does it mean........does it mean tht i have to kept camera lens 10 cm away from subject.........?? plz explain me in detail..
2006-10-13 00:41:17 · 6 answers · asked by what?? 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
With your lens, it means you can focus on objects as close as 10cm from the lens.
There is no standard cut-off distance for calling a lens 'macro'. Some manufacturers have the gall to claim that their 18-200mm zoom lenses have a macro feature, because they can focus as close as 40cm from the lens. That's just ridiculous.
A true macro lens - a dedicated macro lens for (digital) SLR cameras - can focus on objects that are practically IN the lens.
As for the far side of the focus, there is no limit. If you want to, you can focus on infinity with a macro lens. That's generally not the best use of a macro lens, but hey.
They are intended for close-ups of small objects. Flowers, insects, jewelery, electronics, etc.
2006-10-13 00:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 20:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what Wiki says about macro photography:
Macro photography is a type of close-up photography. The classical definition is photography in which the image on film or electronic sensor is as large or larger than the subject. Therefore, on 35mm film (for example), the camera has to have the ability to focus on an area at least as small as 24×36 mm, as this is the size of the image on the film. This is a magnification of 1:1.
In my experience, the best macro lens I have found is one I bought for my Nikon F100. It's a 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 D Nikkor, and it gets right in there on the macro setting. I can get right above a subject and zoom way in! I photographed my lenscap, and the word Nikon filled the image. I could probably even get closer, but the light dims when I'm too close. This lens has to be set on macro, so macro will not focus to infinity. It's not meant to, and macro focusing at infinity actually gives you an inferior image. (Sorry, Ponies, but you're wrong about that) Lens makers know this, and that's why the best ones have a special macro setting.
Anyway, your macro distance means you can focus *up to* that close, but no closer. You can go farther out.
The newer digital macro lenses don't do it for me. They call 18" macro, and that's just not close enough.
Hope this answers your question.
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2016-02-14 15:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-08 14:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah go for the Canon. It will allow you to get a bit closer.
2016-03-18 08:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by Gail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋