Is only a macro lens- how far out can you see?
1366947
Not very, it is designed to only look at things inside a pipe. Things a few inches away were clear enough. Much further and it gets fuzzy. Works OK for what it is designed for. I was going to rig a brace with some strings running back to allow the camera to be pulled left and right (a little) while in a pipe.
1366948
you can see just like you would on a web camera. but I haven't used it yet in the sewer pipe and that will most likely be limited to the amount of light the led cells give off. but if you connect it to your computer then view it through a webcam program or whatever you use to view it with, you can see pretty well. I can see everything pretty well across my living rm and that's about 20 ft from one end to the other. I don't think you will have any problems if you are using it to examine pipes. it works pretty well.
127473
the macro and the wide angle lens is the same, you just need to unscrew the wide angle from top of the macro to reveal the macro lens.
726798
Macro lenses are by design usually better than most prime lenses. In this case my Nikon 40mm will out preform most of my very expensive primes. And yes they carry this performance to any distance.And contrary to the other commentary it will focus accurately at any distance including infinity. I know because I use it thus many times a week.
1915107
Yes! You screw it off completely! It shows up blurry if you're trying to take normal pictures, but when you angle the camera close to something, its supposed to focus and look zoomed in! Keep trying, or look up info about macro lenses!
1675352
There is a Macro Mode option. How close you can get to your subject depends on the zoom setting. It ranges from 0.4 inches to 2.0 inches from the lens, according to the user manual.
595082
I can focus down to about 1/2" from the lens with very good clarity. The problem may be your ability to get good lighting on the object. I do not know how small your object is. I used a AAA battery as an object and got good focus. The camera does have a macro function for close shots.I recommend backing off about 6-8 inches and using a little zoom for a close up. Auto focus produced a good image on my camera.
1088252
No. You can unscrew the lens marked "macro" from the wide angle lens and screw it onto your main lens. You can get pretty close up with it. However, you cannot use the wideangle lens by itself. You need to screw the macro lens onto your main lens and the wideangle lens onto the macro lens. Be sure to zoom out your main lens.
1588720
Well how close do you want to get? This does have a macro focus but there are no accessories or attachments for it.
264234
It's a 50 mm fixed lens. I am able to get fairly close to subject and focus, but not macro
1632325
This lens can focus down to about 3/4" from the end of the lens, a distance that makes the distance between the subject and the sensor inside the camera about 4 inches. In practical use, one must get very close to their subject to get the maximum magnification, which for some might make this lens impractical. I use this lens not only for macro use, but as the standard lens which stays on my camera most of the time, it does very well in all situations and it is very sharp.
1048469
This is probably not a great lens for such a purpose. It is a macro lens, meaning that it has a long focus throw and is pretty slow to focus at times. Not sure how long a lens you want, but the Da 70 limited might be a better choice.
2156710
Hi there... I have this lens, and love it, for its total flexibility - it is a perfect traveller's lens. It is not exactly a "macro" lens, though I have used it with success to make some close-ups. If you then buy a close-up set (1+2+3), I am sure it can handle many of your macro needs - though you should bear in mind that that is not what it was designed for, nor is it a lens with low aperture readings - i.e. - it will be darker than your average macro lens.
2131701
It is a four thirds camera lens. If the question is does this particular lens have macro capabilities, the answer is, "No." For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Thirds_system.
372804
Yes, I would think it's the main reason to have this lens. Some say the lens gets too close to the subject when used for macro work, I have not found that to be a problem. I find the lens very useful especially all around, but would probably not own it if not for its macro capability.
379183
Your probably too close for what the lense your using can handle. Have you tried auto focus? For macro shots its almost easier to use anyways.
1181727
No.. the macro part is a positive diopter lense while the fisheye section is a negative diopter. Together it is like looking through a telescope backwards. The macro section can be used alone for close shots but there's a lot of distortion (not always bad) and can be fun artistically.
2048175
The answer turned out to be rather lengthy so I posted the full text here: http://www.ediblefrog.com/topics/froguser/the_incredible_canon_mp-e_65mm_macro_lens