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X-2Hs, macro & bugs in flight

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
OP Walter Ego Junior Member • Posts: 31
Re: X-2Hs, macro & bugs in flight

MrKazador31 wrote:

Those are really nice photos! I also have the 80mm and 1.4x TC. I always thought the teleconverter increased magnification because the working distance stayed the same but you increase focus length. I could be wrong though.

I'm pretty sure you have that right. Focal length increases with TC but min focus distance remains the same (or nearly so). I believe the magnification number listed for lenses is the ratio of the size of the image hitting the sensor to the size of the actual subject -- at min focus distance. So more focal length and same min focus distance equates to higher magnification.

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