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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 361879" data-attributes="member: 16090">With Macro you will get 4 times the magnification 1:1 vs 1:0.23. That said, unless you want to print it big and see the pollen, just cropping the image from around 6000x4000 to 1500x1000 will get a pretty magnified image, and that is too big for most web postings!Most macro lenses will give you 1:1, the difference is in working distance. In case you are shooting flowers in good light it does not matter if you have 2 inches or fifteen between the lense front element and the object. With bugs and flash it is different. The further away you are the less will the bug get spooked and the better will the flash illuminate. So for flowers 40 or 60 will do, for bugs 105 or even better 200mm is better.Again for technical work, distortion and linearity is important, while working distance not so. Hence for stamps coins and small jewellery the 60mm is the best option, as it has minimum distortion and sharp edge to edge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 361879, member: 16090"] With Macro you will get 4 times the magnification 1:1 vs 1:0.23. That said, unless you want to print it big and see the pollen, just cropping the image from around 6000x4000 to 1500x1000 will get a pretty magnified image, and that is too big for most web postings! Most macro lenses will give you 1:1, the difference is in working distance. In case you are shooting flowers in good light it does not matter if you have 2 inches or fifteen between the lense front element and the object. With bugs and flash it is different. The further away you are the less will the bug get spooked and the better will the flash illuminate. So for flowers 40 or 60 will do, for bugs 105 or even better 200mm is better. Again for technical work, distortion and linearity is important, while working distance not so. Hence for stamps coins and small jewellery the 60mm is the best option, as it has minimum distortion and sharp edge to edge. [/QUOTE]

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