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Reproduction ratio 1:1

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BBbuilder467 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,057
Re: Reproduction ratio 1:1
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Gilbert1 wrote:

My Nikkor Z 105mm has a reproduction ratio of 1:1 and from what I read the lens is therefore perfect for macro. I've read a lot about it, including here on DPReview, but I'd like to see it in front of me. So, does anyone have examples of macro photos where 1:1 is and where it isn't? Because I try to visualize it in order to understand properly the benefits of this for macro photography.

1:1 is when the image is exactly the dimensions of the sensor.

If you placed a US dime on an area that size, that's what you would see in the frame.

Any example of 1:1 with a full frame body would be the same. I think a US quarter fills the frame from top to bottom at 1:1 with full frame.

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