[bwanab]

I feel the need to point out that Nikon has always called extreme closeup lenses micro instead of the oxymoronic macro the rest of the industry uses: https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/f-mount/#special.

[cfjgvjh]

That's because the original micro lenses were commissioned to resolve images of microfilms iirc[1] (See under 1962), and doesn't really have anything to do with the macro/micro relationship.

[1] - https://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/194...

[dkonofalski]

These kinds of comments are what I miss seeing in the majority of posts on HN. Thanks for this esoteric bit of knowledge!

[lostgame]

This is a fantastic nugget of info, thank you!

[pdpi]

The name Macro makes perfect sense. It doesn’t refer to the size of the subjects being shot, but rather to the magnification factor. Macro lenses are capable of preserving 1:1 scale between the subject and film/sensor

[rrreese]

There is a well understood difference between macroscopy and microscopy. Naming macro lenses micro might be helpful to the layperson but not the subject expert.