How to Use macro lens in a Sentence

macro lens

noun
  • There are three cameras on the back: a 64MP main lens, a monochrome camera, and a macro lens.
    Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 19 Apr. 2022
  • While the macro lens may make these subjects look massive, the fly was only about 10mm long.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Jouberts specialize in looking at our planet through a micro and macro lens at the same time.
    Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Get some lycopodium powder, a 50 Hz speaker, and a macro lens.
    Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2013
  • Jeff zoomed with his macro lens while Aaron collected some of the larvae to hopefully raise into adults.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2015
  • The addition of a macro lens would be nice, but the physical lens requirements of a true macro could make that difficult to achieve.
    Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Just clip on the wide angle or macro lens to your phone to get high-quality photos on your next adventure — no heavy camera equipment required.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Brian Waddell used a 200mm macro lens to show us the feather-like features of a fern while Darla Murray zeroed in on a dragonfly with dazzling wings.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • That product made more sense for the average consumer, given that a single lens costs less than $17, easily fits on the phone, and functions as more of a macro lens than a microscope.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Arndt set to work building a four-walled, plywood photographer’s blind up against the 200-pound hunk of wood, complete with lighting and a tiny window, which allowed him to sneak his macro lens through the back of the cavity.
    National Geographic, 8 Feb. 2020
  • All six phones also have dual, triple- and quad-camera systems with ultra-wide, depth, and macro lenses, big screens, and larger batteries to keep them powered all day.
    Michael Simon, PCWorld, 9 Apr. 2020
  • If that project looks at our troubled planet with a macro lens, her new album Fossora zooms in Google Map-style, looking at people on the ground and in the room, measuring distances between them.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Subjects close to the camera are better served with an interchangeable macro lens, a feature on some cameras that shortens focus to within three feet.
    New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Up close, when captured with a camera using a macro lens, the animals can appear to loom as large as wild animals on a safari — a safari on another planet.
    Erik Olsen New York Times, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Students can learn about landscape photography, macro lenses, shooting music videos, and much more.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Using a dedicated camera and macro lens is also an option, as is scanning via your smartphone camera.
    PCMAG, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Xu’s drawings and sculptural paintings are not literal, but do sometimes resemble phenomena that might be spied through a macro lens.
    Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
  • From a macro lens for pictures of objects up close with tremendous detail, to a super wide lens to capture an entire mountain range, to a super telephoto to zoom in ridiculous distances; all is possible with a DSLR.
    Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 20 Nov. 2020
  • When installed in a dining room, the Constellation system operates like a macro lens, helping diners and staff focus on the sounds that matter while blurring out competing noises.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • This exhibit will look into the history of making the invisible visible, exploring x-rays, macro lenses, microscopes and images such as snowflakes, tiny insects and even spirits.
    Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Filmmakers use high-magnification macro lenses, which focus on objects extremely close to the camera, rather than telephoto lenses, which focus on objects far away.
    Matt Jancer, Outside Online, 11 June 2018
  • Her macro lens positioned just inches from alluringly worn walls, Gordana Gerskovic photographs accidental patterns and inadvertent abstractions.
    Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019

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