Is this also the result of marco being "corrected" for a flat field.
Where a non-marco lens may exhibit curvature of field? That will
not be evident when shooting subjects less than the min focusing
distance?
-Dan
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>
> > It seems like many manufacturers, Canon, Tamron, Sigma, even Vivitar,
> > make prime 100mm-range macro lenses that everybody raves about as
> > being ultra-sharp. Is there something inherent in the design
> > parameters of one of these lenses that allows this ultimate sharpness?
>
> Macro lenses are designed for high magnifications (typically
> 1:1), while general-use lenses aren't. One can often
> achieve a high magnification using an extension tube or
> closeup lens on a standard lens, but the resulting image
> won't be as tack-sharp as with a real macro lens.
>
> Macro lenses e.g. the Macro 100/2.8 USM are too much fun :-)
>
> http://www.larsmichael.com/cgi-bin/gallery?series=garden_flowers
>
> Lars
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>
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