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03/28/2010 08:42:39 AM |
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03/23/2010 02:35:08 AM |
I run into the same focus problems when I get in close. I seem to shoot most of my macro outdoors using my monopod, and generally there is just enough breeze to keep everything moving a little. When you get this close to a subject, DOF is very tiny. Some of the better micro macros are done by shooting a group of shots at slightly differing focus points, and then masking the OOF areas and stacking them to achieve greater DOF than can be done in a single exposure. I think that there is a DPC tutorial on it somewhere.
Ext tubes are my choice too for this sort of thing. I sometimes use an 11 mm tube on a 20mm lens and it is a great combo if you can put the lens right on the subject. |
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03/22/2010 11:40:23 PM |
Nice one Henk. Good detail in the stamen. I think the trick is to gently rock back and forward instead of trying to actually focus with the camera. You get a hang of it after a while. A millimeter or two out and the focus is gone.
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