Because micro means small and macro means big!. I thought micro would have been the more logical word!. Or was the macro lens named for the fact that it produces a larger image!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Visual Arts> Why is the term 'macro' used for lenses that get up close and effectivlyQuestion: Why is the term 'macro' used for lenses that get up close and effectivly 'magnify' the subject!? Because micro means small and macro means big!. I thought micro would have been the more logical word!. Or was the macro lens named for the fact that it produces a larger image!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The basic definition of Macro is the opposite of micro!. Micro (microscopic) things are objects that you need to see under magnification!. Macro (macroscopic) objects are things that you can see without magnification, generally big things!. That's the term macro, so why the camera uses it!.!.!. So the camera doesn't magnify, as you know, macroscopic things are objects close to the lens, therefore looking large!. Hard to verbalize, but I hope that gets close!Www@QuestionHome@Com Actually, a macro lens doesn't "magnify" the subject!. It simply renders it as life-size on the film or sensor!. However, Canon does offer the MP-E 65mm f2!.8 1-5X macro lens which does magnify the subject from 1 to 5 times!. With this lens you can fill a 35mm film frame (24mmx36mm) or full-frame (24mmx36mm) sensor with a grain of rice!. This lens is the exception, not the rule!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Interestingly, Nikon still calls their macro photography lenses "micro" lenses!. I don't know if anyone else does!. See: http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/samfeinstei!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com jen s!. had the answer that i was thinking!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |