1cm to 5cm
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G1 X with the Canon housing. I have Canon 5D Mark II for topside and am considering whether to get a housing for it or not.
A safe working distance from the front of the lens is between 3 and 6 inches depending on size of the subject, behavior how the tolerate you etc
Land specifications of minimum focus distance refer to the camera at full wide, you never shoot underwater at 24/28 mm as there is pincushion distortion.
So you are looking at shooting at least at 35mm equivalent that generally requires 3 or more inches anyway
With a close up lens you can zoom at full tele and that is why you need those lenses to shoot macro in water
Getting 2" from a subject at full wide does not achieve a macro picture and is not good for the fish health, unfortunately you see a lot of that with compact camera users without external strobes
Land specifications of minimum focus distance refer to the camera at full wide, you never shoot underwater at 24/28 mm as there is pincushion distortion.
So you are looking at shooting at least at 35mm equivalent that generally requires 3 or more inches anyway
With a close up lens you can zoom at full tele and that is why you need those lenses to shoot macro in water
Getting 2" from a subject at full wide does not achieve a macro picture and is not good for the fish health, unfortunately you see a lot of that with compact camera users without external strobes
I'm about to buy rx1002 or g16 this week, however still not sure which one. Since I'm not going to be 1cm from the subject lol rx100m2 sounds like a nice choice giving the fact of a larger senor. The rx menu just looks imitating! Are there more wet lens for rx then g16?
Tigerman
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You GENERALLY wont be able to get as close as 5cm much less 1cm in the first place - so it wont matter all that much.
With DSLRs you're likely looking at 30cm and thats perfectly fine. Admittedly they are bulkier and even harder to get close to the subject with...
With DSLRs you're likely looking at 30cm and thats perfectly fine. Admittedly they are bulkier and even harder to get close to the subject with...
The senor in the rx100m2 is larger and websites clam its 2-3 times larger then the g16. In newbie term how much better is that really. The larger the senor the more area it can absorb the information right. On flicker Ive seen great pic from rx and g16 and its hard to pick which one
Sensor size has nothing to do with magnification. At macro distance the difference between small and large sensor is perceived less than at wide angle
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