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Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
Mark Thornton Veteran Member • Posts: 4,570
Re: Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

If you want to photograph a full plate (at least 20cm wide) placed in front of you (around 30cm away), then focal length required is a matter of geometry - approximately 25mm. The minimum distance for the 45mm is 50cm (without extension tubes) at which distance the field of view is around 15cm wide. I expect that 50cm is further away than you want and 15cm is a small plate.

Mark

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