simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161message-squareWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?simple@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoDepends, I think. In the same order of magnitude definitely. Edit: this makes me wonder, is it possible to get an orthographic perspective with an ordinary size (but maybe not standard) lens on a normal camera?
Depends, I think. In the same order of magnitude definitely.
Edit: this makes me wonder, is it possible to get an orthographic perspective with an ordinary size (but maybe not standard) lens on a normal camera?