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I feel the need to point out that Nikon has always called extreme closeup lenses micro instead of the oxymoronic macro the rest of the industry uses: https://im
by bwanab 5y ago
I feel the need to point out that Nikon has always called extreme closeup lenses micro instead of the oxymoronic macro the rest of the industry uses: https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/f-mount/#special https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/f-mount/#special.
- cfjgvjh 5y agoThat's because the original micro lenses were commissioned to resolve images of microfilms iirc[1] (See under 1962), and doesn't really have anything to do with the macro/micro relationship. [1] - https://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/1946/index.htm https://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/194...
- lostgame 5y agoThis is a fantastic nugget of info, thank you!
- dkonofalski 5y agoThese kinds of comments are what I miss seeing in the majority of posts on HN. Thanks for this esoteric bit of knowledge!
- pdpi 5y agoThe name Macro makes perfect sense. It doesn’t refer to the size of the subjects being shot, but rather to the magnification factor. Macro lenses are capable of preserving 1:1 scale between the subject and film/sensor
- rrreese 5y agoThere is a well understood difference between macroscopy and microscopy. Naming macro lenses micro might be helpful to the layperson but not the subject expert.