Received this lens today. I wanted a portrait lens so I was looking at the 85mm f1.4 but since I shoot mostly digital and there is a 1.5 multiplier on my camera it would make the 85 an effective 127.5mm which is a little long for portrait work. So I went with the 60mm (90mm effective) f2.8 macro lens. I have been wanting a macro lens for a few years now so this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone (who kills birds with a stone anyway). Some people say the lens is to sharp for portrait work, however I shoot with sharpening turned off so I don’t think it will be an issue.
While I’m on the subject why do they call the lenses macro (Nikon calls them micro)? Micro would be a more accurate description. Is it because macro sounds cooler? The first company to make them mislabeled them and it stuck? Maybe because they make small objects appear larger? Maybe the world will never know…. (The rest of the world probably doesn’t care anyway)
Here is a good article on macro photography by Philip Greenspun for the interested. Macro Photography
Look for some macro and portrait shots coming soon.
Update: Check out this quote from the aforementioned article: “I have a 1.5 inch long penis; I think I will buy a big SLR like a pro. But I don’t want to spend money on frills like lenses so I’ll get a Tokina zoom.”
Probably only funny to photo geeks, it’s an overcompensation reference.
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