“Leica, schmeica. The camera doesn’t make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to see.”—Ernst Haas

The classic definition of macro photography is that the image projected onto the film plane or digital sensor should be the same size as the subject. At a 1:1 ratio, a DSLR or mirrorless camera with a full-sized chip should have the ability to produce life-size magnification and focus on an area as small as 24×36 mm.

The Tyrrell P34 commonly aka the “six-wheeler” was a Formula One race car that was created by chief designer Derek Gardner and was raced in the 1978 F1 season. But there’s more…

A reader once asked about what prime focal length range I would recommend for landscape photography and I suggested that he look at wide angle-to-normal zooms but his question got me thinking about lenses for travel photography. To me that also  means working with wide angle lenses so lets take a look at some options.