Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 03:57 PM 5/1/01 -0500, lea wrote: >>I disagree. See other posts. Or not. >> >>See images at www.whinydogpress.com. >>Lea >> >>Jim Brick wrote: >> >>> Autofocus MACRO is an oxymoron. >>> >>> The limited DOF when photographing at macro distances require focusing on >>> planes that, for AF, is impossible. >>> >>> Jim > > >I just looked at www.whinydogpress.com. I saw NO macro. Close-up yes, MACRO >no. Most cannot even be called "close-up." > >Also, see Henning J. Wulff's post. And my "Autofocus MACRO is an oxymoron" >statement still stands. > >Jim > > Lea, Macro photography is usually defined as no magnification of the subject (1X) to about 10 X magnification. That is STARTING at 1:1 subject size to size recorded on film, as in a subject 1 inch tall being recorded on film 1 inch tall - actual life size. More magnification than about 10X moves into microphotography. Less than 1:1 is close-up. Welcome to the LUG, where no one escapes without a fight :) Henry