[Leica] Is macro at 35mm focal length sensible?

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Longer is gooder. Longer working length makes sense if you want a *dedicated
* macro lens. DoF can be profoundly different for a start and you are less
likely to scare your subject or squash it onto the front element ;-)

Conventional wisdom was that around a 100mm was the choice for a full frame
camera. That works better again on a cropped frame camera.
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/143904177

More recently 180 and 200mm is suggested on full frame cameras.

But you may want a lens that does a lot of things well you might have a
different answer.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 30 September 2012 03:38, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote:

> Makes sense here too, what Nathan wrote I mean.
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>  Can I make a really radical suggestion, Vick? Since you already have the
> lens, why not just take some pictures with it and decide for yourself? To
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> On Sep 29, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Vick Ko wrote:
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> > Thanks Tarek
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> > I just read the review of the lens from Puts.  Seems to be a good lens.
>  Maybe I will keep it.
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> > regards
> > Vick
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> > On 9/29/2012 8:35 AM, Tarek Charara wrote:
> >> It's a very nice lens? Very sharp.
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> >> All the best from Paris!
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