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Subject: Re: [OM] Speaking of lenses [was Speaking of sharpness ... ]
From: DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:44:41 -0500
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> However, there is one aspect of macro lenses which I tried to illustrate
> with my little
> set of equipment shots and resultant photos a couple of weeks ago.
>
> That is the different perspectives of the subject which different focal
> lengths provide.
> We might tend to think of perspective as a function of focal length with
> non-macro
> lenses, and ignore this regarding macro, but the same principle applies to
> macro.
>

I am sure that is why different perspective macro lenses exist, and I have
the experience that there is a difference such that I prefer longer macros,
but I could never quantify that experience in any way.  Perhaps that's
because I also can't look at a subject and say, "Now that is going to be
much better if I use x macro lens."  I tend to compose by looking through
the lens anyway, so I've already bought into the perspective.

In a practical sense, it doesn't really matter to me which macro is at
hand, but I know that I will handhold a 50 better than a 90 or certainly
than the 135.  But if I have a tripod at hand, bring on the long ones.
 (Make certain to bring the QR plates, eh Ken? Beat you to it!)

Joel W.
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