yes, a WIDER AOV , (much more "normal" AOV ) from a different, closer point of view than the really long macro's extremely narrow AOV from more distant POVs.
The shorter than super long Macro lens usage is essentially very different and used for same reasons as non macro lenses. This is why for non macro usage 50mm lenses are considered "normal" / "general purpose" and 90-105mm lenses are NOT. jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Macro Lenses J. C. O'Connell wrote: > NOPE, dont agree, your purpose is not general, > its very limited to only smaller objects at > higher. I am talking about doing everything you > can do with a macro lens thats better than > using a regular lens. I do pretty much it all. > jco I CAN do more than just smaller objects with a 100mm macro lens. Can you describe a "general" use that a 100mm can't do and a 50mm can? -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
