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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteLight" data-source="post: 88411" data-attributes="member: 9556"><p><strong>From Wikipedia:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Macro photography</strong> (or <strong>photomacrography</strong>[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-0" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-0</a>[/SUP] or <strong>macrography</strong>,[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-saxby-1" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-saxby-1</a>[/SUP] and sometimes <strong>macrophotography)</strong> is extreme <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-up" target="_blank">close-up</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography" target="_blank">photography</a>, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size (though <em>macrophotography</em> technically refers to the art of making very large photographs).By some definitions, a macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_%28photography%29" target="_blank">negative</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor" target="_blank">image sensor</a> is life size or greater. However in other uses it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-photography.com_1-5" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-photography.com_1-5</a>[/SUP]</p><p></p><p> The ratio of the subject size on the film plane (or sensor plane) to the actual subject size is known as the <strong>reproduction ratio</strong>. Likewise, a <strong>macro lens</strong> is classically a lens capable of reproduction ratios greater than 1:1, although it often refers to any lens with a large reproduction ratio, despite rarely exceeding 1:1.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-photography.com_1-5" target="_blank">[6]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Rockwell_1-6" target="_blank">[7]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Cambridge_1-7" target="_blank">[8]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[9]</a>[/SUP]</p><p> Outside of technical photography and film-based processes, where the size of the image on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_%28photography%29" target="_blank">negative</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor" target="_blank">image sensor</a> is the subject of discussion, the finished print or on-screen image more commonly lends a photograph its <strong>macro</strong> status. For example, when producing a 6×4 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch" target="_blank">inch</a> (15×10 cm) print using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/135_format" target="_blank">135 format</a> film or sensor, a life-size result is possible with a lens having only a 1:4 reproduction ratio.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Olympus_1-9" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Olympus_1-9</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-STS_1-10" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-STS_1-10</a>[/SUP]</p><p></p><p> Reproduction ratios much greater than 1:1 are considered to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomicrography" target="_blank">photomicrography</a>, often achieved with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_microscope" target="_blank">digital microscope</a> (photomicrography should not be confused with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphotography" target="_blank">microphotography</a>, the art of making very small photographs, such as for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microform" target="_blank">microforms</a>).</p><p> Due to advances in sensor technology, today’s small-sensor digital cameras can rival the macro capabilities of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSLR" target="_blank">DSLR</a> with a “true” macro lens, despite having a lower reproduction ratio, making macro photography more widely accessible at a lower cost.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Frank_1-11" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Frank_1-11</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Cambridge_1-7" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Cambridge_1-7</a>[/SUP] In the digital age, a "true" macro photograph can be more practically defined as a photograph with a vertical subject height of 24 mm or less.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Wattie_1-12" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Wattie_1-12</a>[/SUP]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteLight, post: 88411, member: 9556"] [B]From Wikipedia: Macro photography[/B] (or [B]photomacrography[/B][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-0"][/URL][/SUP] or [B]macrography[/B],[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-saxby-1"][/URL][/SUP] and sometimes [B]macrophotography)[/B] is extreme [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-up"]close-up[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography"]photography[/URL], usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size (though [I]macrophotography[/I] technically refers to the art of making very large photographs).By some definitions, a macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_%28photography%29"]negative[/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor"]image sensor[/URL] is life size or greater. However in other uses it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-photography.com_1-5"][/URL][/SUP] The ratio of the subject size on the film plane (or sensor plane) to the actual subject size is known as the [B]reproduction ratio[/B]. Likewise, a [B]macro lens[/B] is classically a lens capable of reproduction ratios greater than 1:1, although it often refers to any lens with a large reproduction ratio, despite rarely exceeding 1:1.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-photography.com_1-5"][6][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Rockwell_1-6"][7][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Cambridge_1-7"][8][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-8"][9][/URL][/SUP] Outside of technical photography and film-based processes, where the size of the image on the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_%28photography%29"]negative[/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor"]image sensor[/URL] is the subject of discussion, the finished print or on-screen image more commonly lends a photograph its [B]macro[/B] status. For example, when producing a 6×4 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch"]inch[/URL] (15×10 cm) print using [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/135_format"]135 format[/URL] film or sensor, a life-size result is possible with a lens having only a 1:4 reproduction ratio.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Olympus_1-9"][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-STS_1-10"][/URL][/SUP] Reproduction ratios much greater than 1:1 are considered to be [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomicrography"]photomicrography[/URL], often achieved with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_microscope"]digital microscope[/URL] (photomicrography should not be confused with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphotography"]microphotography[/URL], the art of making very small photographs, such as for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microform"]microforms[/URL]). Due to advances in sensor technology, today’s small-sensor digital cameras can rival the macro capabilities of a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSLR"]DSLR[/URL] with a “true” macro lens, despite having a lower reproduction ratio, making macro photography more widely accessible at a lower cost.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Frank_1-11"][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Cambridge_1-7"][/URL][/SUP] In the digital age, a "true" macro photograph can be more practically defined as a photograph with a vertical subject height of 24 mm or less.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography#cite_note-Wattie_1-12"][/URL][/SUP] [/QUOTE]
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