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-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.
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.