simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarema11en@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoMacro and Micro are both used in photography. Macro generally is when a lens will reproduce an object the same size on film/sensor as it is in life. Micro is for smaller subjects at higher magnifications such as using a microscope.
minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months ago Macro generally is when a lens will reproduce an object the same size on film/sensor as it is in life. Hey that’s pretty cool. Is it really what happens?
minus-squarema11en@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoYep, most macro lenses such as the 90 to 105 range from Sigma, Canon, Nikon and their ilk tend to have a designation like 1:1 in the description. This is normally based on a 35mm frame size, for cropped sensors the magnification is greater.
Macro and Micro are both used in photography.
Macro generally is when a lens will reproduce an object the same size on film/sensor as it is in life.
Micro is for smaller subjects at higher magnifications such as using a microscope.
Hey that’s pretty cool. Is it really what happens?
Yep, most macro lenses such as the 90 to 105 range from Sigma, Canon, Nikon and their ilk tend to have a designation like 1:1 in the description.
This is normally based on a 35mm frame size, for cropped sensors the magnification is greater.