Micro & Macro, what is the difference?

[poh6702]

Just realised that some lens are micro and some are Macro. For example:

24-85mm F2.8-4 is Macro and 60mm F2.8 is Micro, what is the difference?

Would appreciate enlightenment from the experts.

Thanks in advance.

[majere2sg]

Originally Posted by poh6702 Just realised that some lens are micro and some are Macro. For example: 24-85mm F2.8-4 is Macro and 60mm F2.8 is Micro, what is the difference? Would appreciate enlightenment from the experts. Thanks in advance.

I only knows that the 60mm f2.8 Micro should be a 1:1 macro lens while the 24-85 f2.8-4 is not. Maybe just a naming convention as Canon uses Macro instead of Micro.

[Artosoft]

Originally Posted by majere2sg I only knows that the 60mm f2.8 Micro should be a 1:1 macro lens while the 24-85 f2.8-4 is not. Maybe just a naming convention as Canon uses Macro instead of Micro.

Macro==Micro.

Nikon use Micro. Macro is common used by others than Nikon.

Regards,
Arto.

[green_leaf]

i checked the dictionary
macro means Very large in scale or scope or capability
mirco means Extremely small in scale or scope or capability

[Andy Ho]

In photography, micro refers to close up enlargements of 1:1 lifesize reproduction or more, and macro refers to anything less than 1:1 lifesize. The 24-85mm f/2.8-4 lens is only capable of 1/2 lifesize reproduction and is not considered a full micro lens.

[poh6702]

Thanks all for the explanation.

[hyperFocal]

Hmm... pardon me. Actually, I thought the word "photomacrography" means near 1:1 magnification or more in the photography world. It's just that Nikon uses the word "micro", instead. Their micro-Nikkors are essentially still Macro lenses, capable of 1:1 magnification on its own (except the 70-180mm zoom micro).

Upon further searching, I found this page which categorizes the different levels of magnification :
http://photoscience.info/cu_macro_micro/cmm-01.html

Cheers!

[richliow]

Originally Posted by hyperFocal Hmm... pardon me. Actually, I thought the word "photomacrography" means near 1:1 magnification or more in the photography world. It's just that Nikon uses the word "micro", instead. Their micro-Nikkors are essentially still Macro lenses, capable of 1:1 magnification on its own (except the 70-180mm zoom micro). Upon further searching, I found this page which categorizes the different levels of magnification : http://photoscience.info/cu_macro_micro/cmm-01.html Cheers!

its quite a useful site.....
thanks for all the sharing