A few years ago I needed to photograph some paintings and called Nikon
(since it was one of the cameras available to me for the project) to
ask if their 60/2.8 lens was flat field. The support person told me
"all Nikon lenses are flat field". Surprised, I asked for
clarification. He repeated verbatim what he initially said. Went on
to say even the 50/1.8 would work well. Never have found out if he
was correct.
I don't know if *ALL* macro lenses are flat field, but some are and
are usually advertised as such.
FWIW/ScottGee1
On 12/22/05, Jez Cunningham <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I read recently (experts will confirm/correct) that a macro lens is designed
> for a flat plane of focus, whereas a normal lens (with or without a
> close-up) has a spherical focus surface - consequently focus will be off at
> the edges if you try to photgraph a flat subject. Sounds believable to me,
> but is it true?
> br
> Jez
>
>
> On 12/21/05, ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I do. Used the Nikon when I shot Nikon and the Canon now. Both are
> > excellent. I did try a single element converter and the quality was
> > poor, especially toward the edges.
> >
> > YMMV/ScottGee1
> >
> >
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