Macro Photo iPhone 13 ProMax
Dec 12, 2021 08:45:44 #
Taken with the iPhone Pro 13 Max. The macro feature is a real plus.
Dec 12, 2021 09:00:16 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
It’s a nice photo and I know you didn’t ask for a critique, but I call it a close-up and not a macro.
Dec 12, 2021 09:12:31 #
Nice! Phones can do some really nice shooting under the right circumstances.
Dec 12, 2021 09:48:02 #
Dec 12, 2021 11:44:57 #
Dec 12, 2021 12:22:23 #
Thanks everyone!
Gvarner, an interesting comment I say that because as I neared that flower I could see where the iPhone went into the so called auto macro mode. I think maybe we should have a talk with Tim Cook at Apple and his camera support team. LOL.
With that said I'm always willing to learn, what would have made that a true "macro shot?"
Gvarner, an interesting comment I say that because as I neared that flower I could see where the iPhone went into the so called auto macro mode. I think maybe we should have a talk with Tim Cook at Apple and his camera support team. LOL.
With that said I'm always willing to learn, what would have made that a true "macro shot?"
Dec 12, 2021 14:12:16 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
steveo52 wrote:
Thanks everyone! br br Gvarner, an interesting ... (show quote)
There’s a forum on here for macro and one for close-ups and everybody argues over which is which. My understanding is that true macro shows a 1” subject on a 1” sensor for a 1:1 ratio. Some say that 4:1 or closer is macro. All lenses have a close focusing distance measured from the subject to the film plane and a macro lens can focus closer than what regular lenses can and thus give greater magnification. I had an Olympus lens that was able to get to 4:1 and it was named a Macro lens. Now I have a 100mm Tokina Macro that can get to 1:1. Subjects can be much closer to the film plane and still be in focus than with a non-macro lens. My choice for calling a photo a close-up would be if it fills the viewfinder when you’re as close to the subject as you can get and still be in focus. Others will disagree with me.
Dec 12, 2021 18:15:50 #
Dec 12, 2021 18:34:12 #
Great shot! The 13PM really shines in macro mode. And yeah, mostly it’s close ups, but what the heck. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
Dec 12, 2021 18:36:34 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Great shot! The 13PM really shines in macro mode. And yeah, mostly it’s close ups, but what the heck. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
Thanks, Wingpilot I know you're an iPhone 13 fan too.
Dec 12, 2021 18:58:27 #
steveo52 wrote:
Thanks everyone! br br Gvarner, an interesting ... (show quote)
True macro is generally considered to produce a 1:1 or lifesize image.
What that means is that with 35mm film or a full sized sensor a 1" tall by 1-1/2" wide area will fill the frame.
A real world example is a US 25 cent piece which has a 25mm diameter. An inch is 25.4mm so if the quarter pretty much fills the frame from top to bottom...it's a life-sized macro shot.
Dec 12, 2021 21:14:44 #
Dec 13, 2021 05:56:09 #
Dec 13, 2021 07:41:01 #
Thanks Fstop12. You're photos were some of the reasons I upgraded to the 13. 
Dec 13, 2021 13:50:25 #
This definition is taken from the True Macro Photography Introduction
"Macro dimensions can also be achieved by cropping a near-macro image." IMHO that is a little vague but it sounds like if I can crop the image so the subject fills the frame it becomes a Macro? I don't post in True Macro because I'm not sure what a macro image is and because those who regularly post there are well beyond my skill level
"Macro dimensions can also be achieved by cropping a near-macro image." IMHO that is a little vague but it sounds like if I can crop the image so the subject fills the frame it becomes a Macro? I don't post in True Macro because I'm not sure what a macro image is and because those who regularly post there are well beyond my skill level
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