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Comment on Why do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?

randombullet@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Two train of thoughts. Making something 1:1 ratio is a true “macro” lens for photography. Because you’re increasing the size of the object to match the size of the sensor.

Then you got microscopes which makes things much larger than life.

For which manufactures call it what? Probably all marketing, but this makes the most sense in my life for justification.

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ma11en@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
To add further confusion, I’m not sure if it’s still the case, Nikon used to brand their macro lenses as Micro Nikkor.

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