Macros greater than 1:1 ... I don't get it! ... Do we really need them for everyday shooting?
Sep 16, 2017 23:10:24 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
Yes. There is no all-in-one lens that will work for everything. Zoom lenses that have a wide focal range have to compromise in areas. Different lenses have different optical designs for different purposes. Normal lens design is different than wide angle lens design and vastly different than telephoto lens design.
So, by that definition, Dark .. these new lenses that try to do it all, are a complete waste of time, eh?
Sep 16, 2017 23:11:52 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
no.
Oh, okay ....
What's special, then, about that one?
Sep 16, 2017 23:12:39 #
ChrisT wrote:
So, by that definition, Dark .. these new lenses that try to do it all, are a complete waste of time, eh?
That is completely dependent upon a persons desired images.
Sep 16, 2017 23:16:15 #
RWR wrote:
Sure. If your subject is smaller than your sensor, 1:1 is not enough - you have to go greater.
Yup!
But - hardly everyday stuff ...
Sep 16, 2017 23:19:07 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
That is completely dependent upon a persons desired images.
I suspect, though ... very few are willing to radically compromise their images ...
Sep 17, 2017 02:25:00 #
ChrisT wrote:
Oh, okay ....
What's special, then, about that one?
What's special, then, about that one?
It starts where the others stop, when it comes to close ups.
Sep 17, 2017 02:29:27 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
It starts where the others stop, when it comes to close ups.
What's max ratio on it, then, Richard?
Sep 17, 2017 02:32:52 #
Sep 17, 2017 02:50:39 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Thanks, Richard ... bringing it up, now ....
Sep 17, 2017 04:06:12 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
ChrisT wrote:
Yup!
But - hardly everyday stuff ...
But - hardly everyday stuff ...
“Everyday stuff” for who, you? There are many of us, myself included, for whom macro- and micro-photography are pretty much everyday “stuff.”
Sep 17, 2017 06:58:02 #
ChrisT wrote:
Isn't 1:1 enough for most types of macro-photography?
No.
Sep 18, 2017 00:06:08 #
RWR wrote:
“Everyday stuff” for who, you? There are many of us, myself included, for whom macro- and micro-photography are pretty much everyday “stuff.”
Macro-work is everyday stuff for me, too, RWR ...
But, I am quite happy with 1:1 ...
Although it would be wonderful to be able to produce MORE than that ....
The limitations of the equipment I use, prevent this, to a large extent.
Thus, I deal the best I can, with what I have, available.
Sep 18, 2017 01:06:11 #
ChrisT wrote:
Macro-work is everyday stuff for me, too, RWR ...
But, I am quite happy with 1:1 ...
Although it would be wonderful to be able to produce MORE than that ....
The limitations of the equipment I use, prevent this, to a large extent.
Thus, I deal the best I can, with what I have, available.
But, I am quite happy with 1:1 ...
Although it would be wonderful to be able to produce MORE than that ....
The limitations of the equipment I use, prevent this, to a large extent.
Thus, I deal the best I can, with what I have, available.
No, we don't need them for everyday shooting. They aren't made for everyday shooting. They are special purpose lenses made for people who do need them for what they consider everyday work.
Sep 18, 2017 01:19:47 #
mcveed wrote:
No, we don't need them for everyday shooting. They aren't made for everyday shooting. They are special purpose lenses made for people who do need them for what they consider everyday work.
Exactly!!!!
But one guy responded - his daily work IS like that ...
You can please some, sometimes, but you can't please all - all of the time ....
Sep 18, 2017 01:58:16 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
ChrisT wrote:
The limitations of the equipment I use, prevent this, to a large extent.
You really don’t need much to go beyond 1:1. Check out the links in the True Macro-Photography Forum: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html
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