simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down15
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoDepends, I think. In the same order of magnitude definitely. Edit: this makes me wonder, is it possible to get an orthographic perspective with an ordinary size (but maybe not standard) lens on a normal camera?
minus-squarerandombulletlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI suppose tilt shift lenses can achieve that.
minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoNo, tilt-shift doesn’t have any bearing on whether it’s focal-length is high-enough to make the magnification 1:1… hth! _ /\ _
Depends, I think. In the same order of magnitude definitely.
Edit: this makes me wonder, is it possible to get an orthographic perspective with an ordinary size (but maybe not standard) lens on a normal camera?
I suppose tilt shift lenses can achieve that.
No, tilt-shift doesn’t have any bearing on whether it’s focal-length is high-enough to make the magnification 1:1…
hth!
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