[quote=nirofo]
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by ruchai
100mm macro lenses used to be very popular in the film era. With digital it become 150mm which is too long (you will be too far from the subject). I found 60mm macro (90mm equivalent) to be just right for insects.
If you see old articles recomended 100mm macro lenses what the authour meant is equal to 65mm lenses with dslr![/QUOTE]
Hi ruchai
I would have thought being further back from an insect would be preferable to being on top of it, less chance of disturbing it if you're further away. I tried the shorter macro's for some time, years ago, I couldn't get on with them, always blocking my own light, or disturbing the butterflies etc.
It's only recently that the longer focal length macro lenses have become readily available at the prices mere mortals can afford, many of the recent spate of good close-up photo's in magazines such as "Outdoor Photographer" have been taken using 180mm macro lenses on DSLR's, making them the equivalent of 270mm on 35mm film.
nirofo.
|
Hi nirofo
There is optimum distance from the subject and not the more further back the better. The 60mm lens when use with a digital camera is a 90mm lens. 90mm is a telephoto. In the old days with Leica 35mm cameras 90mm is considered medium telephoto. During the last days of film slr 100mm macro lenses are very popular. When these people switched to dslr they forgot to divide the focal length of their macro lenses with 1.5!
This picture like many other was taken with my NikonMicro 60mm. I would not pick other lenses even if I had them there.
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/...cat/500/page/1