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What is the shortest focal legnth macro lens?
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moving_comfort
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Jim Hammond
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Get a reversing ring and you can go as wide as you want with WA primes. The wider the lens, the more magnification you'll get. The price you'll pay is working distance & DOF. Why do you want to go wide anyway?
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Jan Madsen
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If you want really short there is an Olympus 20mm f2 (old OM system) for use with a bellow. Excellent quality, made for larger than 1:1, but difficult to find now a days.
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ghuebner
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Zeiss ZF 25mm f2.8 (can do 1:2.5 but strong field curvature there)
Nikon 10.5mm fisheye
Tokina 10-17mm fisheye zoom
Nikon 10.5mm fisheye
Tokina 10-17mm fisheye zoom
I am shooting paint code labels inside cars for diagrams, sometimes with very limited working space.
Crabby Guy
Senior Member
If you're using a DX body, you might consider getting a used Nikon film camera (they're cheap) so that whatever macro lens you pick gives a wider view. You can have the film processed and scanned cheaply without making prints at numerous labs including (still, I think) Costco.
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Adrian
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Jim Hammond
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Why not get a Nikkor AIS 28mm 2.8 CRC ? It's a legendary lens for sharpness and might give you the the working distance you need.
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Sigma used to have the old 24mm f2.8 superwide II macro. It has both AF and MF models. Half stop aperture ring. Good for macro (less for normal photography). Do preset white balance please because the coating would otherwise you funny colours sometimes some times.
If you use a macro extender (tube) you can use any wide lens of your choice! The oucome depends on the quality of the original lens and so please start with good lenses.
If you use a macro extender (tube) you can use any wide lens of your choice! The oucome depends on the quality of the original lens and so please start with good lenses.
DX body?
Agree with moving_comfort, I've tried the Tokina 35mm f2.8 Macro & found it impressive ...
Best.
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imo
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Yes I have a DX D90 camera. It would be a funny reason to bump up to a FF like the D3s lol.
Bill Janes
Senior Member
If your working space include the space needed for the camera then a point & shoot with good macro may be the way to go. With the small sensor and short lenses used the DOF will be better too.
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Snapshott
jdrpc
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Sigma has a line of Macro WA lens.
I was advised a 28mm f1.8.
I used it a lot for Underwater macro, but it is a very very good high aperture Wide Angle (if you can get the right copy, I was lucky!)
It can focus from Infinity up to a 1:2.9
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/103211987
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/103419842&exif=N
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/102359771
I was advised a 28mm f1.8.
I used it a lot for Underwater macro, but it is a very very good high aperture Wide Angle (if you can get the right copy, I was lucky!)
It can focus from Infinity up to a 1:2.9
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/103211987
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/103419842&exif=N
http://www.pbase.com/jdrpc/image/102359771
I was on a mission for a good P&S for a long time. I gave up when I bumped up to a DSLR. What is a good P&S with good macro?
Try the Panasonic LX3.
24 - 60 mm (FF eq) f2.0 - 2.8 Leica lens.
Easy Macro (switch on the lens) - an all around very nice Camera.
Best.
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Vaya con Dios
imo
(c) 2009 fastglass
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