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Where is the line between macro and close ups
where is the line between macro and close ups ?
I see pictures in this section that I would call close ups so just like to know is there a rule of thumb ?
I see pictures in this section that I would call close ups so just like to know is there a rule of thumb ?
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Good question Cakey.
I think macro is from 50mm up to 105mm plus.
I have been looking at a designated macro lense but am just not that convinced that I need more than my nifty fifty and I am not that keen on bees knees.
I think macro is from 50mm up to 105mm plus.
I have been looking at a designated macro lense but am just not that convinced that I need more than my nifty fifty and I am not that keen on bees knees.
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Nowerdays the term 'Macro' is a loose term but true Macro is where 1:1 scale (life size) or even higher magnification can be recorded onto the sensor or negative.
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Kit 1 Canon 1D Mark 3 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II |
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Thanks for that definition Phil.
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Is it possible to get a true macro (what Phil describes 1:1) for a Canon for around 250 squid, even second hand. The kind of macro lens where you can see the hairs on a wasp legs 
or do I need to sell the house....
or do I need to sell the house....
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....are you fond of the house?
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These guys are worth keeping an eye on for 2nd hand...Ken recommended them to me and they've been great, Stock changes all the time.
You really have got the shutterbug haven't you!
http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/use...on-fit-lenses/
You really have got the shutterbug haven't you!
http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/use...on-fit-lenses/
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I would like a macro lens to see if a midge is male or female and a long range zoom lens so I don't have to walk up to the subject 