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What's the difference between a Macro lens and a normal lens ? Is it just that the Macro lens is able to focus at much shorter distances ? I've done a little testing this morning, I have an old OM mount Sigma 80-200 with Macro mode, comparing against the 55-250 to find try and find out the differences. I mounted the camera on a tripod, set the camera to full manual control, to ensure I was really comparing the lenses. Ok, I think the Sigma is a bit softer than the Canon, but ignoring that, the only thing I could find, was that to get the same image scale on the Sigma in Macro mode as the Canon at Telephoto, I had to get the camera much closer to the subject. Is the Sigma with Macro mode, not really a macro lens at all so my little test is actually invalid ?
Thanks, trying to understand and failing dismally![Thinking :thinking: :thinking:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/thinking.gif)
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Thanks, trying to understand and failing dismally
![Thinking :thinking: :thinking:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/thinking.gif)
![Thinking :thinking: :thinking:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/thinking.gif)