Does it focus closely for macro images ?
331951
Yes, it does. Though, nothing beats a true Macro lense, like the SAL35F18 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042GHI8U/), which is my next purchase. Or the SAL50F18, if you want to save some change and don't need to be up close with your subjects. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029U0X24/)
1833394
You can use it on macro pics. I used it with a dragon fly on a plant it looked awesome
787433
It takes macro but wide angled, meaning you get a lot of the background. Also, there is no macro mode per se, you just put the lens within a few centimeters and snap away, you'll see the macro icon displayed. Of course the lens has to be in the fully retracted position. Someday, I'd like to have a real macro lens, a DSLR base and a good illuminator. The big problem in macro is light, i.e. you're always casting a shadow on your subject with the camera/ lens. I do like this camera for its manual focus mechanism (on the lens ring).
1571560
It does have auto-focus capabilities, although any macro work under f4.0 I would recommend manual override.
933398
This lens does not have macro, or what Nikon labels "micro" focusing capability. I will say, though, that the 24-70/2.8 takes such beautiful images that it stays on my camera about 80-90% of the time. Check out the 105/2.8 "micro-Nikkor" lens for macro as well as good portrait alternative.
266375
None at all on my M- it is a bit slow in the focus- but when I combined it with a short loupe to act as a viewfinder it became handy. Mine works perfectly except for the focussing time. VRR
728068
I would say yes, and I can get sharp images at 300mm but usually need to prop it on something to stop it down for best results. The macro is great, and for the money I think you can't go wrong.
1662824
Hi personally it did not work for me. The camera becomes set back so far as a result of the mounting that focussing is a problem. For me other than macro work it was not suitable and certainly not as all round useful as I understood it to be.I returned mine for a refund
1217766
yeah, the macro mode lets you take close up images. Got the camera a few days ago and it too pretty nice pics of my fav. ring! The ring is focused, but background will be blurry
1114828
Yes - I believe so, though I've never used it. Mainly macro lenses are more expensive to produce to allow them to focus so close to the subject. This 35mm f/2.4 has become one of my favorite lenses for its sharpness - I often use it to shoot panoramas, although I have an old A-series 50mm f/1.7 and an ancient Takumar 135mm f/2.5 I also use for that. But for the price this 35mm has outstanding image quality.
1910763
No is the short answer. Look for "macro" lenses or "magnifier" lenses or "microscope" apps or lenses
1137320
Hi, this Sony Cybersgot DSCW800 do have a settings for macro shot. It is a preset settings under "Scene Recognition". As for the ISO, you can set it manually, ranging from Auto, ISO 100 to ISO 3200. Hope this helps. -Ely
354493
Yes! It has a macro feature. This is an all-in-one lens that creates amazing photos!
222557
No think of them like filters. They help your landscape look better as in give you more depth when using fisheye and wide lens and macro gives you a microcospic view. For macro you have to get really really close to an object to take a photo.
2018876
Yes, it does. It has both an AF Macro and a Macro Zoom function. The latter, I believe, is digital. I've used both and I couldn't really tell the difference in the results between the two, though I never enlarged the images to the max to scrutinize.
1915106
Correct; you unscrew the smaller lens to access the macro lens. These lenses are garbage, but to get the desired effect you have to be right on top of the subject you want the picture of.
2110561
I have this problem But I don't understand your solution, Bruce. Could you or someone explain it again please? You appear to be saying that if the camera is at something like a standard focal length you can choose both Macro and MF. But you can't - not on mine anyway! In my experience, the camera will not focus below 1ft. The image stays blurred and often the yellow central focus frame will display a question mark. Auto-focus does not work in Macro either - so to all practical purposes the camera has no Macro mode. If someone has a fix for this I'd be very interested.