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Author Topic: Why do they call it macro?
deadcactus 
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Shouldn't it be micro?

 

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Raiztlin 
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Yes. It should.

(Nikon calles their macro lenses Micro tongue )

 

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1. very large in scale, scope, or capability.

It is the scale of the subject as seen on the print not the actual scale of the subject. Hence, macro lens and/or macro photography.

 

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deadcactus 
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GhostOfACPast posted:
1. very large in scale, scope, or capability.

It is the scale of the subject as seen on the print not the actual scale of the subject. Hence, macro lens and/or macro photography.


Fair enough. That makes sense...

 

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Ah-Schoo 
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Hah! It's all about the frame of reference.

/physics

 

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Ah-Schoo posted:

Hah! It's all about the frame of reference.

/physics
Hmmm, I think I said that just in more words. laugh

 

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Yup! I didn't get to 40k posts by saying original things. happy

 

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Ah-Schoo posted:

Yup! I didn't get to 40k posts by saying original things. happy
thinking monkey laugh

 

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According to Kodak though, in an old and authoritative book called "Close-up Photography & Photomacrography" the following terms apply:

Close-up photography = 1:10 to 1:1

Photomacrography = 1:1 to 50:1

Photomicrography = 25:1 to 1500:1

I like the explanations on this web page...

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/blog/macro/macro-micro-closeup-difference.html


 

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Nice find kashi. happy

 

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