100mm macro

[agent99]

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

[Skirball]

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"

[agent99]

thanks!!

[Bill-Emmett]

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.

[agent99]

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)