Mishka, Magnification in macro work means the ratio of the size of the subject to the size of the format. 1:1 on a Pentax DSLR images a 16x24mm area.
G On Mar 14, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Mishka wrote: > magnification on a digital sensor is a moot point anyway. > how do you measure it? > suppose you have 24x36mm (FF) sensors: one is 2x2 pixels > and one is 20MP. does it make any sense to compare 1:1 mag > images made on them? > > best, > mishka > > On 3/14/07, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> But you still have to be at the same distance to achieve 1:1 or >> 1:2 as the >> case may be, fact! Again depends on the subject matter and whether >> you >> require a particular ratio for scientific or technical reasons. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

