Minimum focusing distance

baileys · 19th April 2008

hi guys, just got a nikon 60mm micro and it says min focusing distance is 22cm. however i am able to focus on the coin as above at a distance closer than that (like less than 10). so what does it mean?

skopio · 19th April 2008

MFD is sensor to object, not front of lens to object. it means you didn't read the manual. =)

Legoz · 19th April 2008

Originally Posted by skopio

MFD is sensor to object, not front of lens to object. it means you didn't read the manual. =)

Thats mean!!! hahahah....
Must share mah... some of us wouldnt know this stuff.

baileys · 19th April 2008

thanks for clarifying!

i bought it 2ndhand no manual.

yannh · 19th April 2008

This is new to me too!
All the while I thought it's from lens principal point to the object.

skopio · 24th April 2008

Originally Posted by Legoz

Thats mean!!! hahahah....
Must share mah... some of us wouldnt know this stuff.

haha. kidding la of course.

zac08 · 24th April 2008

This MFD did come up in a discussion we had on the Nikkor 105 previously...

Is a tripod needed for macro photography using Nikon AF-S Micro 105 f/2.8 VR?

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baileys Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 183	Minimum focusing distance hi guys, just got a nikon 60mm micro and it says min focusing distance is 22cm. however i am able to focus on the coin as above at a distance closer than that (like less than 10). so what does it mean?

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skopio Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 745	Re: Minimum focusing distance MFD is sensor to object, not front of lens to object. it means you didn't read the manual. =) __________________ my flickr

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baileys Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 183	Re: Minimum focusing distance thanks for clarifying! i bought it 2ndhand no manual.

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yannh Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlands Posts: 505	Re: Minimum focusing distance This is new to me too! All the while I thought it's from lens principal point to the object. __________________ Sony Alpha

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zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,962	Re: Minimum focusing distance This MFD did come up in a discussion we had on the Nikkor 105 previously... Is a tripod needed for macro photography using Nikon AF-S Micro 105 f/2.8 VR? __________________ Michael Lim My Flickr Site APAD 2009 Last edited by zac08; 24th April 2008 at 08:31 PM.