topic Re: 100mm macro in EF & RF Lenses

100mm macro

agent99 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:43:32 GMT

i don't understand how to use the meter dial on the 100mm macro lens..

Re: 100mm macro

Skirball — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:52:55 GMT

It tells you the hyperfocal distance at a given aperture. If this doesn't make sense, don't worry about it. You don't need to pay any attention to it to shoot, and quite frankly I don't see the purpose in it for macro work. It's more for landscape, stars, and whatnot.

I'm sure there's plenty online to read about, just search for "hyperfocal meter lens"

Re: 100mm macro

agent99 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:02:07 GMT

thanks!!

Re: 100mm macro

Bill-Emmett — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:14:31 GMT

On the meter dial, if you are going to take macro shots, place the meter on Macro. This will allow you to get within the true macro area, of a image subject being full sized. Or, 1:1. This means if you shoot a photo of a bee, the image of the bee will show the bee at full size on the camera sensor, allowing full detail of your 100mm macro lens.

Re: 100mm macro

agent99 — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:53:50 GMT

I have had it on

"full" it makes me feel real stupid that I just don't understand it (the.5-infinity and .3-.5)