Focal Length, Minimum Focus Distance and Macro Magnification: An Analysis

Today we are doing something different. This will not be a lens review or comparison, instead, we are going to take a look at some interesting numbers.

Our goal here is to get a better understanding of the connection between a number of popular lens focal lengths and their close-up distance and macro magnification capabilities.

What we tried to do here is organize all this information in one place and see if there are any general conclusions that we can draw from the numbers that we find.

Two notes before we start. We decided to restrict ourselves to modern FF mirrorless lenses with AF. We also stick with each specific focal length so a list of 24mm lenses will not include a 25mm lens – this is arbitrary but you need to draw a line somewhere. Also worth noting is that these are all official manufacturer numbers.

You can also read our full review on LensVid:
https://lensvid.com/lensvid-exclusive...

Video chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - 24mm
02:14 - 35mm
03:17 - 50mm
04:00 - 85mm
04:43 - Conclusion

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