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lenses for macrophotography
see also:
closest focus comparisons
- 1:1 in the first table is not the lens magnification but the system magnification and means it covers a subject area of 36x24mm on the sensor
- adding a 2x teleconverter doubles the magnification whilst keeping the working distance the same
- adding a 25mm extension tube allows closest focus to be shorter (eg.halved on a 50mm macro) and this working distance is reduced in order to gain increased magnification (double when using a 50mm macro lens)
- IF = internal focus (ie. lens does not change in length as one focuses closer)
- Mag = lens magnification (one needs to multiply this by the sensor crop factor to get effective system magnification)
- MFD = minimum focus distance
- MWD = working distance at closest focus
- TC = compatible with teleconverter
- 12mm ET = lens magnification when used with a 12mm extension tube
- 25mm ET = lens magnification when used with a 25mm extension tube
- prices are for new prices quoted on amazon.com mid-2011
- MTF at f/8 - MTF (sharpness)
- CA at f/8 - chromatic aberation
effect of sensor size
| Lens | Working distance | full frame | APS-H | DX | APS-C | MicroFourThirds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crop factor | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 2.0x | |
| Olympus ZD 50mm f/2.0 macro | ~10cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:1 |
| Olympus ZD 50mm f/2.0 + EC20 | ~10cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:1 |
| Olympus ZD 50mm f/2.0 + 25mm ext. | ~5cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:1 |
| Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro | ~10cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:1 | N/A |
| Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro | ~12cm | 1:2 | 1:1.5 | N/A | 1:1.25 | 1:1 |
| Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 IS macro | ~18cm | 1:1 | 1.3:1 | N/A | 1.6:1 | 2:1 |
| Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L macro | ~24cm | 1:1 | 1.3:1 | N/A | 1.6:1 | 2:1 |
modern lenses
| Lens | weight | length | filter | MFD | MWD | IF | Mag | TC | 12mm ET | 25mm ET | $US price | MTF f/8 | CA f/8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus ZD 35mm f/3.5 macro | 165g | 71mm | 52mm | 5cm | No | 1:1 | Yes | 2.0x | $289 | good | low | ||
| Olympus ZD 50mm f/2.0 macro | 300g | 62mm | 52mm | 20cm | 10cm | No | 1:2 | Yes | 1.0x | $599 | exc | v.low | |
| Leica-D 45mm f/2.8 macro MFT | 225g | 63mm | 46mm | 15cm | Yes | 1:1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $696 | v.good | v.low | |
| Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro | 269g | 63mm | 52mm | 25cm | 10.5cm | No | 1:2 | LC | $299 | good | |||
| Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro | 335g | 70mm | 52mm | 20cm | 9cm | Yes | 1:1 | No | 1.28x | 1.61x | $449 | ||
| Olympus m.ZD 60mm f/2.8 macro | 1:1 | ||||||||||||
| Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro | 730g | 98mm | 58mm | 10cm at 1x, 4cm at 5x | No | 5:1 | No | N/A | N/A | $1019 | v.good | ||
| Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/3.5G DX VR | 352g | 99mm | 52mm | 29cm | Yes | 1:1 | $549 | good | v.low | ||||
| PC Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D tilt-shift | 775g | 110mm | 77mm | 39cm | No | 1:2 | Yes | $1899 | |||||
| Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 tilt-shift | 565g | 58mm | 50cm | No | 1:3.4 | Yes | 0.42x | 0.60x | $1329 | v.good | |||
| Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP macro | 405g | 97mm | 55mm | 29cm | 10cm | 1:1 | Yes | $1023 | |||||
| Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro macro | 513g | 95mm | 55mm | 11.5cm | No | 1:1 | No | 1.17x | 1.37x | $400 | v.good | ||
| Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 nonIS macro | 600g | 119mm | 58mm | 31cm | cm | Yes | 1:1 | No | 1.17x | 1.37x | $569 | good+ | low |
| Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 IS macro | 625g | 123mm | 67mm | 30cm | 14.6cm | No | 1:1 | No | 1.17x | 1.37x | $999 | exc. | v.low |
| Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G VR macro | 790g | 116mm | 62mm | 31cm | 15cm | Yes | 1:1 | No | 1.17x | 1.37x | $1249 | exc. | mod. |
| Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro | 450g | 95mm | 58mm | 31cm | 12cm | 1:1 | N | $969 discont. | |||||
| Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM OS Macro | 725g | 126mm | 62mm | 31cm | 1:1 | $1400 | |||||||
| Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM Macro | 895g | 137mm | 72mm | 38cm | 19cm | 1:1 | Y | $1099 discont. | |||||
| Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM OS Macro | 1150g | 150mm | 72mm | 38cm | 19cm | 1:1 | Y | $1600 | |||||
| Sigma 180mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM Macro | g | 204mm | 86mm | 47cm | Y | 1:1 | Y | $1699 | |||||
| Tamron AF 180mm f/3.5 Di SP macro | 920g | 166mm | 72mm | 47cm | Yes | 1:1 | Yes | $1534 | |||||
| Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L macro | 1090g | 187mm | 72mm | 48cm | 24cm | Yes | 1:1 | Yes | 1.09x | 1.21x | $2500 | v.good |
legacy MF lenses no bellows needed
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- Olympus Zuiko Auto-macro 50mm f/3.5 1:2
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-macro 50mm f/2.0 1:2
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-macro 90mm f/2.0 1:2
- Canon FD macro lenses:
- Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 1:2
- Canon FD 100mm f/4 1:2
- Canon FD 200mm f/4 1:2
- Nikon MF macro lenses:
- Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 1:2
- Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4.0 1:2
- Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 1:2
- Yasuhara Nanoha x5 Macro Lens:
- f/11-32 up to 5x macro with built-on USB-powered LED lights
- working distance 11mm
- only in Micro Four Thirds system or Sony NEX camera system mounts
- see Photozine review
MF lenses for use on bellows
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- Olympus Zuiko 20mm f/3.5 OM preset objective lens 4.3-12.4x micro
- Olympus Zuiko 38mm f/3.5 OM preset objective lens 1.8-6x micro
- Olympus Zuiko 80mm f/4 OM preset lens 0.26-2.3x macro
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-Macro 20mm f/2 5.3-13.5x micro
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-Macro 38mm f/2.8 2.3-6.7x micro
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-Macro 80mm f/4 0.2-2.2x macro
- Olympus Zuiko Auto-Macro 135mm f/4.5 0.2-1.0x macro
photo/lenses_macro.txt · Last modified: 2012/07/16 22:10 by gary1
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