EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Many EOS shooters consider this two professional lenses in one: a superior- performance
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM •f/5.6 •1/6 sec.
EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
One of the sharpest lenses in the entire EOS system, and a brilliant
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About Macro Magnification |
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A |
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magnification records an image on film |
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at its actual size. If you’re photographing |
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a flower, for example, and it has a |
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diameter of 1 in., it will occupy 1 in. on |
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your film. Other macro lenses have |
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lower or higher magnifications. A lens |
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with 0.5x magnification would produce |
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an image on film that is half the size of | 0.25x | |
the actual subject. Your 1 in. flower, | ||
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then, would only occupy 0.5 in. on film. |
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In the other direction, a 5x magnification |
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lens would convert the 1 in. flower to a |
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5 in. diameter image. Since the entire |
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image wouldn’t fit in the frame of your |
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film, you would have an enlarged image |
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of a detail of the flower. Magnification |
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is not the same thing as focal length. A |
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50mm lens and a 135mm might both | 0.5x | |
be macro lenses with, for example, | ||
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1.0x magnification. The advantage of |
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the longer lens is that it allows greater |
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distance from a subject. You would |
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choose the 135mm macro lens to |
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photograph a butterfly or a bird. |
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The 50mm lens would be more suitable |
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for a subject that won’t move away |
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when you approach it. |
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Extension Tube EF 12 II | |
Extension Tube EF 25 II | |
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Extension tubes are one method of getting closer with EF lenses. A powerful tool when attached to standard and
An effective
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