Is the lens macro, and if so how close can i get?
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There is a macro setting under the "scene" option. It looks like you can get to within an inch or so.
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Minimum focus distance is about 11 inches for the stock Nikon lens if I remember right so if you get any closer you wont get a clear shot. If you want to shoot closer look into a micro/macro lense lens.
372803
Yes, the lens does very good macro photos, to get 1:1 aspect the distance is about 6 inches, I also recomend tu use a flash ring to avoid thshadows in some shots. The lens is great, works very good on macro and casual shooting with a very good f2.8 stop.
176769
No, this lens is a portrait lens, it's miminum focus distance is 50cm (about 20"). For macro the olympus 60mm or the panasonic 45mm will be much better
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no. It is not a Macro lens. Try the Micro 105 or 60, depending on your camera sensor. Whoa... I just read the other comments. It is a very sharp lens with a short minimum focusing distance, but it is designed for wide shots... It's a wide angle lens. It's the lens you would use to photograph a mountain range. Close up, the distortion is horrible on an FX sensor. On a DX, it's the equivalent of a 42mm - still considered a wide angle lens. Research Macro photography... meaning close up. Most Flowers need the magnification to fill the frame.
933400
The lens is not a macro lens. It is a very good lens - expensive glass and worth it. My second favorite lens after the Nikon 70-200mm 2.8.
1249479
I have the Canon 50mm 1.4. The Bokeh is not very good. not a good choice for macro. I'm now looking for a macro lens.
1233826
Yes, most probably yes. Google it/ ask the vendor. I have the 80mm/2.5 macro lens
452518
If you are looking for a macro lens... this is not it. 3 feet I think is the closest I had gotten.
833870
Hello, there is an Auto Focus on this lens. Click the switch by AF - M to use Auto Focus (AF) however when shooting Macro, it's usually better and easier to manually focus. I hope this helped.
138091
It is not designated as a macro lens, though I have taken some fairly close-ups which turned out out pretty good. I have not yet taken the lens to its closest focus limit since I do not do many really close-up photos.
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There is a 65mm MACRO lens that apparently lets you get to millimeters close. The two Panny lenes I have -- the 20 and the 12.5 both let you get quite close, but they aren't macro lenses. Check on the Olympus site. There are a couple of specifically macro lenses. That's my next lens. I love macro shooting. But those tow panny lenses aren't bad at all. Adorama has (I believe ALL of the lenses, both Panasonic and Olympus) for 4/3 format, so it's another place to look. Read the specs and see what they tell you. I do know the 65mm macro gets very good reviews from users.
354495
Yes! It has a macro feature. This is an all-in-one lens that createsamazing photos!
1845477
It can focus pretty close at all focal lengths, but it doesn't have a formal "macro" position. There's a discussion of this on cameralabs site, see the review of this lens. He claims a magnification ratio of 1:2.6 is possible. I haven't measured it myself, but it is a good lens for closeups.
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As Mr.Rhino Said, the macro lens and wide angle lens come in 1 piece. They are very very hard to unscrew... so you might need a tool like pliers to unscrew them. Then start taking pictures from very close, like an inch away. That's normal macro distance.
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Yes. There are actually two macro modes -- one is a "normal" macro mode and a "super" macro mode. The latter allows you to focus to within an inch or so of the lens.
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It says Macro in its name, so it should be able to focus on short distance. However for better performance use reduction. 36mm worked good for me - like microscope