Full vs Limit on my 60mm Nikon Macro: There is a slide bar on my Nikon Macro 60mm that says 'Limit' and 'Full'. What does this mean and what do I use it for? Thanks, j...

Jody

There is a slide bar on my Nikon Macro 60mm that says 'Limit' and 'Full'. What does this mean and what do I use it for?
Thanks,
j

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Jody wrote:

There is a slide bar on my Nikon Macro 60mm that says 'Limit' and 'Full'. What does this mean and what do I use it for?
Thanks,
j

Didn't your lens come with a little manual? If it's anything like other lenses it means that by sliding it toward 'Limit' it will limit the focal distances to only very close focusing. Try it and see. If you have it on 'Limit' you shouldn't be able to focus on something far away.

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

jeep_daddy wrote:

Didn't your lens come with a little manual? If it's anything like other lenses it means that by sliding it toward 'Limit' it will limit the focal distances to only very close focusing. Try it and see. If you have it on 'Limit' you shouldn't be able to focus on something far away.

On my 105mm macro the switch is for 0.5m to infinity versus full. Full allows you to get closer than .5 meters - it focuses down to 4.5 inches on full. The reason for the switch is that it's somewhat faster focusing on the limited side. But when doing macro you have no choice.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Jody wrote:

There is a slide bar on my Nikon Macro 60mm that says 'Limit' and 'Full'. What does this mean and what do I use it for?
Thanks,
j

Hope this helps:

When the LIMIT/FULL selector is on FULL, the lens can be focused continuously from infinity to the closest focusing distance. Nikon recommends leaving the selector on FULL for general shooting. To restrict the lens to close focusing, focus the lens at or near its minimum focus distance and slide the switch to LIMIT. The lens will now focus only to reproduction ratios between 1:1 and approximately 1:2.3. To restrict the focusing range to longer distances for use in taking portraits and landscapes etc, focus at or near infinity before sliding the switch to LIMIT. The lens will then focus only between infinity and distance with a reproduction ratio of about 1:3.
http://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20607/~/full%2Flimit-switch-on-af-micro-nikkor

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Hey Jeep Daddy, not picking on you, but all you guys have it wrong/half wrong. Yes it limits your focusing, but can work on either side of the focusing distance. Works like this manually focus half way out then slide the limit switch, now your limited half way to all the way down to 1:1. Or manually focus making sure the lens is fully retracted, slide the switch and now your limit to only half way to 1:1. It all depends on which side of the limit switch your on. I also have one on my tokina 100mm, works the same way, one side for normal use, one side for macro use, hope this helps/and makes since.
I see BMAC explained it better than I.

jeep_daddy wrote:

Didn't your lens come with a little manual? If it's anything like other lenses it means that by sliding it toward 'Limit' it will limit the focal distances to only very close focusing. Try it and see. If you have it on 'Limit' you shouldn't be able to focus on something far away.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

fstop22 wrote:

Hey Jeep Daddy, not picking on you, but all you gu... (show quote)

Listen to Fstop, he has it right. He must have read the manual. I didn't know for sure since I own Canon and everything is slightly different on Canon equipment.

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

I have The Lens and thought it worked as you described until playing with it one day, Go figure,bought used with no manual, gotta play with um. But also read on a forum you were only limited on the upper end not the macro end. I think it was this forum a year ago.

jeep_daddy wrote:

Listen to Fstop, he has it right. He must have read the manual. I didn't know for sure since I own Canon and everything is slightly different on Canon equipment.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Interesting....
I have a "Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8 G ED" and the only switch it has is the M/A M for focus. Small print on the "underside" is "SWM ED IF Aspherical Micro1:1 062, Nano Crystal Coat"

Is mine an earlier or later version, or a different lens?