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How terrible is the 60mm AF?

Started Feb 15, 2021 | Discussions thread
pseudobreccia
pseudobreccia Contributing Member • Posts: 939
Re: How terrible is the 60mm AF?
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Papegoye wrote:

Bolothegreat wrote:

It's a nice compact lens (with a big hood!) & the AF is decent on the newer bodies but as you probably know, it's not a true macro (1:2).

laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x macro (2:1) would be an alternative but it's manual focus. I've been thinking about picking this one up actually...might be worth a look.

I am not so concerned with 1:1. The 60mm coupled with the 16mm extension tube which I already own would reach a magnification of 0.76 if needed. Taking into consideration the crop factor, I would reach a magnification similar to 1:1 on full frame which is sufficient for me.

The Laowa is also interesting but wouldn't be as useful as a general purpose lens since it's quite a bit bigger and no AF.

I don't find autofocus useful in a macro lens...unless you are shooting something other than macro subjects with it.

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