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Quote:but not fast enough to be really interesting. f/3.5 max? Gimme a break, man!
What is wrong with you? I have to give you a break??
I have no idea why a macro lens needs to be faster than f3.5. Furthermore, not everybody wants shallow DOF. So, of course, a certain lens does not suit everyone for every application. Is that not normal?
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MFD: 0.093m (9.3cm), 1.2x magnification, light switch on the barrel.
Light ring around the lens. Plastic mount (keeps it even cheaper and lighter).
http://digicame-info.com/2016/05/ef-m28m...s-stm.html
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The least to be said that is that we have some novelty here with the light inside the lens, very attractive concept for a macro really tempting, only disadvantage you have to be very close to your subject.
Dentists should love this lens
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Quote:What is wrong with you? I have to give you a break??
I have no idea why a macro lens needs to be faster than f3.5. Furthermore, not everybody wants shallow DOF. So, of course, a certain lens does not suit everyone for every application. Is that not normal?
Right, not everybody does.
Most people would stop down to kingdom come when shooting macros anyway.
Quote:What is wrong with you? I have to give you a break??
I have no idea why a macro lens needs to be faster than f3.5. Furthermore, not everybody wants shallow DOF. So, of course, a certain lens does not suit everyone for every application. Is that not normal?
"Gimme a break, man" is an English phrase used to express surprise and anger, if you are perhaps not so familiar with the English language.
Most macro-lenses I know and own have a max. aperture of 2.8, which is only half an f-stop, but nevertheless crucial - at least to me.
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Quote:"Gimme a break, man" is an English phrase used to express surprise and anger, if you are perhaps not so familiar with the English language.
Most macro-lenses I know and own have a max. aperture of 2.8, which is only half an f-stop, but nevertheless crucial - at least to me.
And why is that crucial to you?
To have more options, to be more creative when it comes to pics witha wide-open lens, to use lower ISO ... it's always better to have a fast lens ...
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Quote:To have more options, to be more creative when it comes to pics witha wide-open lens, to use lower ISO ... it's always better to have a fast lens ...
So you only buy f1.4 lenses.... As that is always better...
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This is very much a macro lens first, and a general purpose prime second. Most macro users don't care much about using the lens wide open as lack of depth of field is often a problem. DSLR macro lenses tended to be f/2.8 as that was needed to maintain phase AF, as they were effective f/5.6 at 1x magnification (not sure how the 180mm f/3.5L gets around that). Contrast AF wouldn't have that limitation, although the possible hit to any phase AF on sensor might result in slower AF.
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Quote:So you only buy f1.4 lenses.... As that is always better...
I did not say so, but obviously you know better :wub:
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