Does Minox 8x11 have 'macro' capability ?

Minox 8x11 camera can close focus to 20 cm, with

an object field size

of about 10x13.5 cm with an enlargement factor of 12.3x <p>

1: 12 is no macro.<p> Macro photography is

usually reseved for lens capable of 1x to 5x range.<p>

With Minox 8x11, only if the object size is <p><ul>

<li> 8mm x11mm <li> 16x 22mm <li> 24x33mm <li>32x44mm <li> 40x55mm or any sizes in between</ul>

is true Minox macrophotography.

<p> Pictures taken at close range of 20cm with Minox 8x11

is only "close up" , not macro.

<p> Close focus to 1: 12 is common place for 35mm lenses.

<p> This can be clearly demonstrated with example from 35mm:

a 50mm lens with close range of 12.3x has a close focus distance

of 67 cm, which is no macro at all.<p>

Zeiss Planar 50mm/f1.4 can close focus to 45cm, and that is

1:8, and nobody calls this lens a macro lens.<p>

If you can zoom in on a piece of stamp or coin and fill the frame,

that is what Minox macrophotography is all about.

<p> Minox macrophotogrraphy can only be achieved by using afocal attachment lens.