> Japanese webpage says: EF 180 f3.5 Macro USM L shortest photographing > distance: 0.48m > > How about that 65mm EOS specialty lens? > The CANON MP - E65mm F2.8 1 - 5 x macro > Shortest photographing distance 24cm. - max. mag. ratio 5:1
Hi Jim, The FOCUSSING distances you quoted are measured from the film plane to the subject - and includes the length of the lens, and any helical extension when focussing. I wanted to know the WORKING distance (from the subject to the front nodal point of the lens). Cheers Julian Loke * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
