Sunday, November 25, 2012

How macro is the nikon 40mm f/2.8 lens really?

Here is the lens I'm talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-40mm-2-8G-Micro-NIKKOR/dp/B005C50H2Y
It supposively focuses at 6 inches, but I tested my 18-55 mm kit lens at 40 mm and it seems to focus around 6 in from the subject as well, but in no ways do I see it as a micro lens. How could this lens be macro if it focuses at the same focal length that my kit lens does?

I know it is probably irrelevant, but I have a nikon d3100.
>>> How macro is the nikon 40mm f/2.8 lens really?