Questions tagged [macro]
Macro photography is a specialized area typically dealing with very small subjects. There are also "Macro Lenses" which are designed with macro photography in mind, and lower cost alternatives such as close up filters and extension tubes.
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120mm with 35cm minimum focus distance for Macro? [closed]
Is 120mm focal length with 35cm minimum focus distance good/close enough for macro insect photography?
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Close up photos obscure the outside edges of vertical objects in the scene. How can I fix this? [duplicate]
I'm shooting laboratory photos of small (60mm) sized objects. It is essential for me to use the entire camera sensor to achieve adequate spatial resolution, so I am putting the camera as close as ...
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What camera and lens can achieve such subject magnification?
I'm still new to the subject and I'm confused by all the offerings on the market.
I'm trying to understand if you need expensive equipment to shoot good quality video and stills with such ...
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Calculating lens distances with a magnifying lens [duplicate]
I have a Nikon 4T close up lens to attach to a Nikon 120mm large format macro lens. The 4T is 2.9 diopter / magnification factor 0.11.
The usual equation is
$${1\over \text{focal length}} = {1\over \...
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Why set lens initially to infinity when doing macro?
Michael C, as well as others, have said when using extension tubes to set your focus ring to infinity (and leave it there), then focus on the subject by moving only the camera (or subject), not the ...
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Do Full Frame cameras have significant advantage over APS-C ones in macro photography?
In this video on 35:52 the author compares two photos made with an APS-C and a Full Frame cameras:
https://youtu.be/LMKmCZ6Gktk?t=2152
The difference is overwhelming. I'm evaluating switching to Full ...
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Best options for tilt shift macrophotography
I'm considering few options to do macrophotography with tilt shift possibilities.
I'll have a Canon R5C or R3 camera and either:
Canon EF 50 and 90 TSE with EF-R adapter and Novoflex R bellow without ...
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What kind of lens, film holder and light should I use to digitize a great many B&W negatives?
I wish to digitize a great number of B&W negatives. I have an older scanner (Epson V600) that works well with VueScan software and has film strip holders but is quite slow.
Additionally, many of ...
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Pre microscope lens or Extension tubes , any difference
I am currently using a 200mm F4 lens before my 5x microscope at the end, is this any different than using extension tubes instead of the 200mm lens to eliminate dust ?
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Keep subject size constant when focus stacking with a rail
I'm just starting to experiment with focus stacking using a rail to adjust the camera to subject distance but in my very first test setup I encountered something that made me go D'oh and now I'm not ...
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Are mirrors viable as replacement for light sources?
I'm thinking about making a macro photo setup with many light sources (up to 10). It's not viable to buy 10 flashes, even cheap ones. It's more viable to buy 10 cheap lights, but it would lead to such ...
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What kind of flash should I use for general macro photography?
I want to get started into general macro photography. I have been really stuck on which kind of flash to get because they all seem to come with their own share of pros and cons, and everyone ...
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using smartphone on copy stand
A bit of math: what should the DIY copy stand height, to focus the smartphone camera on the flat A5-size object, that the object is photographed at 1:1 magnification? Smartphone camera - in the ...
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looking for old/used WIDE-ANGLE lenses with macro feature compatible with Nikon F mount
I want to take some "macro-like" photographs using a wide angle.
I don't need to reach 1:1 reproduction ratio, but something close to 1:2, less than 1:4 is preferred.
Most of the wide angle ...
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