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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 31 2007, 01:34 AM (1,570 Views) | |
| Ming | Oct 31 2007, 01:34 AM Post #1 |
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hi everyone , questions will start coming on macro shooting ... from me . first of all , i have a problem on focusing ... lens - sigma 70-300mm macro 1/125 f8 iso200 spot metering focal 200mm flash used ![]() ![]() ![]() why i cannot have the 2 eyes of this snail sharp ? can only got one side sharp leh ... ? please advise , thank you .
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| Shadow | Oct 31 2007, 01:37 AM Post #2 |
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Thats due to the DOF. Try using f16 or even f22. |
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| Ming | Oct 31 2007, 01:43 AM Post #3 |
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so simple ah ? just set the numbers higher ...
then every piece of the wall also very clear . ?
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| tankm | Oct 31 2007, 07:00 AM Post #4 |
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Increasing the f-stop, ie increase the DOF is the right way to go...but DOF at long focal length plus close focusing distance is very narrow. You can calculate DOF here .... http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html at 200mm f/22 with Subject distance of 36 in, the dof is from 35.9 in to 36.1 in. a total of 0.17 in dof range, which is very small. |
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| Trigger Happy | Oct 31 2007, 12:34 PM Post #5 |
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use manual focus |
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| Ming | Oct 31 2007, 01:12 PM Post #6 |
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hi tankm , thank you for the explanations & details ... i don't understand any of it ... sorry , too difficult for me , my maths failed every year in school ... can simplified it or not ... ?
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| Ming | Oct 31 2007, 01:14 PM Post #7 |
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hi bro trigger , i have been using MF all the while for macro shoots . not easy lar ...
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| Birder | Nov 1 2007, 12:19 AM Post #8 |
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When shooting wide, eg F2.8, you can have only the certain parts in focus and the other parts out of focus. To get the whole subject from head to tail in focus you have to stop down. But the more you stop down, the slower your shutter speed gets. Slow shutter speed = blurry images if the subject moves during the take OR hand shake. So cannot have too slow shutter speed, unless you are very sure the subject doesn't move. That's why tripod and shutter release are important also. If flash is used, it will improve shutter speed. So have to compromise. Try stop down F8 or more. experiment a bit here and there la.. I think i got a bit theory here and there but lacks practical. So correct me if I am wrong! |
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| Ming | Nov 1 2007, 12:43 AM Post #9 |
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wah , i thought i lost my thread liao ! moved here , i still searching hi & low back there at kopitiam ... thanks clkoh . i will try it as said here the next time i see snails . flowers not easy to shoot also , some flower can reflect light ... so the spot very bright ... way to go ...
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| Ming | Nov 1 2007, 11:14 PM Post #10 |
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since in macro shooting , the f always so high above 8 to 22 , why is it those macro lens are f2.8 ?
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then every piece of the wall also very clear . ?

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