Talk:Minolta AF Zoom 70-210mm f/4
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Macro Capability[edit]
It is wrong to say that the lens is not macro capable. The macro mode of the lens actually gets activated at focal length 210mm. Hence, it is very much regarded as a macro lens.
Please correct this! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.205.94.60 (talk) 13:37, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Macro Capability[edit]
REPLY-1
it is due to the common perception that a True Macro lens will have a maximum magnification of or close to 1:1, and not the 1:4 of this lensBqjohns (talk) 04:14, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Macro Capability[edit]
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It is common for zoom lens manufacturers, including Minolta to put labels like "Macro" on lenses that have fairly good closeup performance. However the generally accepted macro range is 1:2 or higher (1:1 is very common). Further, most macro lenses are fixed focal length (sometimes called primes). The beercan achieves 1:4 which isn't bad, but cannot truly be considered macro.
I just reset the state in the article back to "No" for macro capable. I hope this will stick although it is at least the 3rd or 4th time I have corrected it. Alanbrowne (talk) 20:56, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
Macro[edit]
This lens has never been, is not and never will be a macro lens. By the loosest convention, macro is at worst 1:2. This lens is 1:4.
Just Forget it. IT IS NOT A MACRO. Alanbrowne (talk) 22:06, 21 February 2010 (UTC)