use of macro lens
Aug 13, 2012 23:28:47 #
can macro lenses be used as an everyday lens?
Can you take a shot like these with a macro lens?
I thought they were only for extreme close up and you have to use a tripod. I see people are using 50mm, 60mm and 80mm macro. They seem wide. Because I dont have a Macro lens, I use a 105 lens with an extension tube so I assumed the macro had to be a big number to get close!
Can you take a shot like these with a macro lens?
I thought they were only for extreme close up and you have to use a tripod. I see people are using 50mm, 60mm and 80mm macro. They seem wide. Because I dont have a Macro lens, I use a 105 lens with an extension tube so I assumed the macro had to be a big number to get close!
Aug 14, 2012 04:27:44 #
Most macro lenses focus to infinity, just like any standard lens. Many photographers use their macro lenses as portrait lenses.
Aug 14, 2012 04:45:54 #
Yes you can use macro lenses for standard photography. A 100mm macro lens makes an excellent portrait lens.
Aug 14, 2012 05:08:00 #
Both of these taken with the 85mm macro lens. Now getting an 18 month old to sit still?...ya good luck...lol
Aug 14, 2012 07:15:26 #
I have a Canon 100 mm Macro lens. It's an excellent portrait lens.
Aug 14, 2012 09:32:09 #
ok, thanks
Cotondog wrote:
I have a Canon 100 mm Macro lens. It's an excellent portrait lens.
Aug 14, 2012 09:33:06 #
I am impressed, thanks for the info.
Bret wrote:
Both of these taken with the 85mm macro lens. Now getting an 18 month old to sit still?...ya good luck...lol
Aug 14, 2012 09:36:15 #
Sounds like micro is the way to go. I have been using an extension tube so far for detail shots. I have one prime lens and it is incredible, so a fixed length macro would probably be fantastic.
Nikonian72 wrote:
Most macro lenses focus to infinity, just like any standard lens. Many photographers use their macro lenses as portrait lenses.
Aug 14, 2012 11:57:59 #
Cotondog wrote:
I have a Canon 100 mm Macro lens. It's an excellent portrait lens.
Ditto
Aug 14, 2012 12:21:51 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Yes you can use macro lenses for standard photography. A 100mm macro lens makes an excellent portrait lens.
I agree.
Aug 14, 2012 12:59:36 #
I bought, a few months ago, a macro/"normal" lens, 35mm. It wasn't cheap but does a decent job for non-macro applications and is marginally sharper than my 5-200mm zoom.
The only caveat I have is what I found out the hard way: If your object is too close to you, it will look too large. In the example I had first noticed the effect, I shot a grandfather and his grandson on his knee. The grandfather's arm was around the child and closes to my lens- the elbow and forearm looked enormous compared to the rest of the body.
The only caveat I have is what I found out the hard way: If your object is too close to you, it will look too large. In the example I had first noticed the effect, I shot a grandfather and his grandson on his knee. The grandfather's arm was around the child and closes to my lens- the elbow and forearm looked enormous compared to the rest of the body.
Aug 14, 2012 16:18:20 #
Yes, I have had that distortion.
So you are saying the zoom is almost as sharp as the "normal" lens. They are priced in a much more affordable price range for my budget. What make is it?
So you are saying the zoom is almost as sharp as the "normal" lens. They are priced in a much more affordable price range for my budget. What make is it?
derekmadge wrote:
I bought, a few months ago, a macro/"normal&q... (show quote)
Aug 14, 2012 16:50:28 #
dreamsinart wrote:
Yes, I have had that distortion. br So you are say... (show quote)
The zoom I got is this one- note the date is 2007 so the price was higher when I bought last year. http://photo.net/equipment/pentax/da50-200.adp
Here is the considerably more expensive macro though I scored a deal at the time. http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3454 (Also, no built in lesn hood now)
I'd ask other members here though about specific lenses. I don't shoot much portraiture and haven't really looked that critically at those shot with my zoom.
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