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- From: tse@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Anthony Tse)
- Subject: Re: Longish macro lens for EOS. (was Re: Canon 10s Vs Nikon N90, Which one?)
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- Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
- References: <PD.92Dec30014256@horus.sics.se> <1992Dec30.151756.24872@PacBell.COM> <1992Dec30.114813.14404@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:09:59 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.114813.14404@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih) writes:
- >In <1992Dec30.151756.24872@PacBell.COM> jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (JOHN) writes:
- >
- >> [...] BTW, why in carnation
- >>would anyone need an AF macro lens? Oh well.
- >
- >My guess is anything that moves, including flowers being disturbed by
- >wind, and small, but LIVE critters!
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- Have you ever actually used a macro lens for close up work before?
- Cause if you have, you'll have noticed DOF and the exact point of focus
- is important. AF camera will foucs to where it feel is the right place,
- in macro work, that may not be the place you want.
-
- -Anthony
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- -Anthony
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