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Started Apr 4, 2015 | User reviews thread
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Re: Probably focus breathing...

p5freak wrote:

Focal Length are always for infinity focus. If you shoot something close the lens will shorten its focal length. Every lens does that, even a true macro prime.

Sure, but some lenses more than others.  For example, I just learned the other day that it's quite the issue in the Nikon 70-200 / 2.8 VR II.

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