Re: Would like to see a macro zoom lens
EricShaltz wrote:
something like a 50-100 f/5.6 macro 1:1
the use case is product photography in a studio with controlled lighting
I'd like to work with one of those lenses, but instead I need 3 lenses, 50, 70 and 100 macro.
feature Wishlist:
- internal zoom for lens-mounted lighting
- no aperture ring, it's not useful for studio
- tripod collar for balanced mounting
- weather sealing not required
- absolute position focus ring and clutch (like sony 90mm macro)
- some kind of mechanism on the focus ring to limit focus range to any point
Hi Eric, there is always interesting research on innovative optical trains . There is whole body of research in peer reviewed papers on attempts to use some of the existing optical trains in a zoom system such as catadioptric, cassegrain and petzval to name a few.
IIMU several German firms made a few small production runs of these zoom systems on a photographic scale c. 1895 - 1930 ish of the last century .
There are 406 citations for " zoom + lens " in the NIH database with many interesting scientific papers on this subject matter.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=+zoom+lens+
Here are a few individual citations:
Extended the depth of field and zoom microscope with varifocal lens
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35773323/
Three-component zoom lens with fixed position of optical center
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31158198/
Automated design of a slim catadioptric system combining freeform surface and zoom lens
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35472951/
BTW You must keep your 2.8 capacity young man, photography is an art,.
LOl Don't hover at 1:1 MFD trying to play hero - back off a little and take in nature's art
May the photons be with you.
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Best Regards, Rodger
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