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What exactly is different inside a lens in Macro mode?
On 6/8/2018 1:22 PM, Sammy wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 10:18:35 -0400, Ken Hart wrote: On 06/08/2018 07:09 AM, Sammy wrote: What exactly is different about a lens in Macro mode? Does the lens alter its optics in some way to focus more closely? My Galaxy S7 lens doesn't seem to have enough space inside to shift any elements in a different way. Although my point and shoot has a lens which comes forward and is made of 6 elements in 5 groups. How do these cameras provide Macro mode? If a camera can provide close up macro focusing then why isn't it provided as part of Normal mode? The simple answer is in order to focus more closely, the lens must be moved farther away from the focal plane (the film or image sensor). This is why, in the "old days", we had bellows units (or extension tubes) that could be fitted between the lens and camera body. A common large format view camera is designed with a bellows and focusing rail that may allow the lens to move away from the film sufficiently to give 1:1 magnification. That's the simple answer, and generally applies to a common single element convex lens. Very few cameras use a single element convex lens- the Holga is a common exception. If you want an exact, specific answer, it will cost you: probably a PhD in physics and light, and in mechanics. See you back here in six to eight years! The cheap and dirty macro method is to get a set of close-up lenses that mount on the front of your camera lens. I get quite reasonable results (good enough for eBay) by holding a +2 close-up lens in front of my point & shoot camera. I get exceptional results by mounting a bellows or extension tubes on my 35mm SLR and using a macro lens. Thanks for the answer. My smartphone camera and my point and shoot don't seem to have any arrangement to move lenses further out or do much anything different. Is Macro mode on such cameras essentially a con because their Normal mode can focus as close as macro mode? It depends. For example, I use a Nikon 105 f2.8 micro. It does not open as wide as 2.8 on my cameras. Here's a link to a discussion of the issue: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2248343 -- PeterN |
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