Most ‘standard’ zoom lenses can deliver a maximum magnification factor of about 0.3x. Here’s what that looks like on a full-frame camera body And here’s what a macro lens with a 1.0x magnification ...

I used a phone and a macro lens to get these great close-up shots of insects and plants. Here are some tips on how to do the same whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone. Andrew Lanxon Editor at ...

When we observe the world from the macro perspective, there's a lot more to see. Macro lenses can be expensive, but there are lens attachments for smartphones that can help create the perfect macro ...

macro shots of objects as short as 2 cm with the built-in ultra-wide-angle lens and autofocus system. The camera app 'Halide ' performs such macro photography on iPhone 8 or later devices in a pseudo ...

Don't think that beautiful, close-up shots can only be done with a digital SLR. You can still get some excellent close-up shots with a standard point-and-shoot model by using macro mode. It can ...

In macro photography, the lens arguably counts for more than the camera – any camera can shoot close-ups, while many lenses can’t. Here, we’ve listed some for all the major mounts for mirrorless ...

One disadvantage of using an iPhone or iPad as a camera is that you’re stuck with a single, fixed focal-length lens. Optical zoom can work only so far before even Instagram photos start to look bad, ...