>> to be 74.5mm

> ........measured from where to where?

That's the focal length - if you set the lens for 1:1 and used it to focus
light from infinity, the rear nodal point should be 74.5mm from the film
plane. For a telephoto design, this could be outside the physical lens
itself (but not for the 100mm USM Macro :-)

Why is focal length important?

At a fixed magnification (e.g. 1:1), the focal length determines the working
distance and the field of view.

Cheers
Julian Loke

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