Questions tagged “minimum focus distance”

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Why can two lenses with similar minimum focus distance have very different magnification?

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5y ago

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Does a screw-on 2x close-up adapter change minimum focusing distance?

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5y ago

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Why can a 90mm macro lens focus closer than 4× its focal length?

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6y ago

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What does a lens’s minimum focus distance actually mean if depth of field extends closer?

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7y ago

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Why won’t my Canon SX740 focus when zoomed in on close subjects?

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7y ago

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Why won’t my Nikon D3300 autofocus on close subjects with the AF-S DX 55-300mm lens?

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7y ago

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Does minimum focus distance stay the same throughout a zoom lens's range?

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7y ago

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Why won’t my Canon IXUS 165 focus at full 8x zoom?

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8y ago

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How do you calculate subject size at minimum focus distance for macro lenses?

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9y ago

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How do focal length, minimum focus distance, and maximum magnification relate on a zoom lens?

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10y ago

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Why do compact cameras quote much shorter minimum focus distances than interchangeable-lens cameras?

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10y ago

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Why do lenses have a minimum focusing distance?

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12y ago

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For macro photography, is a lower minimum focus distance better, and what lens spec matters most?

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12y ago

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Is minimum focus distance measured from the sensor or the front of the lens?

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12y ago

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Does a crop-sensor body change a lens’s minimum focus distance or magnification?

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13y ago

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How is minimum focus distance measured on Nikon macro lenses?

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15y ago

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Does a crop sensor change minimum focus distance or the focal length recorded in EXIF?

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15y ago

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How can I tell how close a lens focuses before buying it?

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15y ago

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How do extension tubes affect magnification and minimum focus distance?

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15y ago