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First impressions on Oly 30mm macro

Started Jun 4, 2017 | Photos thread
OP Astrotripper Veteran Member • Posts: 8,676
Re: What x1.25 magnification looks like in practice

Okapi001 wrote:

Astrotripper wrote:

I think a little illustration is in order, just to put things in perspective. This little lens goes beyond the 1:1 magnification typical to true macro lenses.

To be more precise, it goes to 2.5:1 in full-frame terms.

Why? Why in the world would you apply crop factor to magnification?

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