Camera Dashboard: Macro (Four Thirds System)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Macro (Four Thirds System)

35mm f3.5
(70mm: 35mm equivalent)

OLYMPUS : ZUIKO DIGITAL
35mm f3.5 Marco

At only 165 grams, this ultra-lightweight macro lens is capable of 1x magnification (2x: 35mm equivalent) without the help of any attachments. A floating mechanism ensures stable, high picture quality throughout the shooting range. Suitable for ordinary photography as well as macro photography, this lens has been designed for easy manual operation with magnification levels imprinted on the lens barrel.

Lens construction = 6 elements in 6 groups

Closest focusing distance = 0.146m / 5.75 in.

Maximum image magnification = 1.0x (2.0x:35mm equivalent)

Filter size = 52mm

Dimensions = f71 x 53mm / f2.80 x 2.09 in.

Weight = 165g / 5.8 oz.

Accessories = None

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50mm f2
(100mm: 35mm equivalent)

OLYMPUS : ZUIKO DIGITAL ED
50mm f2.0 Macro

Thanks to optimum balance between the sharp imaging proper to macro lens and smooth open-aperture defocusing, this lens is able to brilliantly capture the many subtleties of human facial expressions. An ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens element is used to eliminate chromatic aberrations, while a floating mechanism ensures stable, high picture quality from telephoto through macro shooting.
This lens is suitable for both macro shooting and portrait photography.

Lens construction = 11 elements in 10 groups

Closest focusing distance = 0.24m / 9.45 in.

Maximum image magnification = 0.52x (1.04x:35mm equivalent)

Filter size = 52mm

Dimensions = f71 x 61.5mm / f2.80 x 2.42 in.

Weight = 300g / 10.6 oz.

Accessories = Hood, Case

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105mm f2.8
(210mm: 35mm equivalent)

SIGMA: MACRO
105mm f2.8 EX DG

This large-aperture telephoto macro lens accurately corrects the transverse chromatic aberration that is particularly noticeable in digital photography. A bright f2.8 aperture and minimized flare and ghosts ensure high picture quality throughout the lens�s shooting range from 1x (2x: 35mm equivalent) to telephoto. Manual focusing is supported by a large, easy-to-use focusing ring, while a screw-in type hood facilitates use of circular polarizing filters.