How does this affect the focal length on a macro lens?
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It does affect the focal length, but not much. I personally didn't like it. The lens release button is very cheap and broke on me after a full weekend of shooting. The adapter it's self pretty sturdy for the most part. Good thing it's not costly.
518453
The infinite focus isn't very sharp, but the macro range of my 28mm is still rock solid, I can get crisp clarity at very very close range. I love this "dumb" adapter!
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Many lenses are described as having "macro" capabilities, but this only refers to their close-focus distance and magnification. A true macro has 1:1 magnification; the 35-70 was 1:5.6, and the 24-70 is a little better at 1:3.7, but neither are true macros.
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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
1915107
Yes! You screw it off completely! It shows up blurry if you're trying to take normal pictures, but when you angle the camera close to something, its supposed to focus and look zoomed in! Keep trying, or look up info about macro lenses!
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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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I have not taken any macro photos with this lens. For me, it is basically a zoom telephoto lens and will not focus well on close-up items. When I have attempted to use it for close-ups, it continues to cycle and will not focus properly. As a telephoto zoom, it is great for sports photos and brings in long distance subjects clearly. I am sure there are other lenses that are better designed for macro use. John Craighill
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There is a lock somewhere outside the lens near the body. This might prevent you from changing the focal length.
436677
Yes and no. It will turn your lens into a macro lens. You will not be able to keep this on your lens for everyday use, with the ability of closer focusing. You will only be able to focus up to a few centimeters away.
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It really depends on the focal length of your lens. What type of lens do you have?
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Not sure why it says 4 inches. I can get it to focus at less than one inch. It's a great 30mm lens for macro photography.
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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.
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35mm macro is a macro lens, in other words optimized for extremely close up shooting; is made of metal and great build quality. The other lens is a general purpose lens, mostly plastic type material. The macro lens can hunt for focus if you switch from focusing on something close to something further away so its not good for shooting on the fly. Both will take great pictures, the macro is sharper but unless you want it for macro shooting, its not necessary.
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No. This lens has a magnification factor of .31. True macro lenses have a magnification of 1X (meaning the object is actual size on the surface of the sensor) or more. I'm not sure how small your intended subjects are but a macro lens might not be powerful enough to reveal truly microscopic details, i.e., great for insects, not so helpful for cellular structure.
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although this lens is not a true macro lens, you can get pretty close.. the closest you can get & focus {at any mm with this lens} is around 8" to 10" then you could crop it in an editing program!!
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Go to the Fotodiox website for this adapter. They have instructions for removing the lens for macro use.
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I believe it only fits 52 mm. However I did not think this is a "true" macro lens and will probably be returning it. Do more research before u buy!
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It attaches to the 67mm lens that I have. It works really good but I found it works best using manual settings. I do mostly portrait type photography, but its fun to use the macro for a change of "scenery". Have fun. Teresa S.