| January 17th, 2008 08:54 AM | |
 ssomajik
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 163 | Help...Please
Can any one give me some tips on taking well focused macros, or at least steer me in the direction of some GOOD tutorials?? I NEVER get the focus where I want it and at best only get a "clear blur"..lol. Thank you in advance ssomajik |
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| January 17th, 2008 11:25 AM | |
LVE
Joined: Aug 1, 2006
Posts: 827 | Hello my friend.
I think a great deal has to do with the lens. Andrey is very good at Macros, and I would suggest sending him a PM. Tell him what you are shooting with and the type settings you are using. I do almost no macros per se, and mostly what I do would be considered closeups.
Let me know! |
| January 17th, 2008 07:21 PM | |
ssomajik
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 163 | Thanks
I'll do it in the a.m. I have looked at a couple tutorials on the web thru search but there only a few vague paragraphs |
| January 19th, 2008 12:13 AM | |
andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 391 | Re: Help...Please
Macro, my opinion, can not be focused in AF mode, there are 2 kind of macros: standing object and moving one, with a standing - TRIPOD is the thing. Take your time and do as many pictures as you can. 1/20 will be good. if it is a moving thing make as high as it possible shutter speed and push you luck and again as many as possible. I have some 10-15 good pictures of the bees, I think I got 200 of pictures in a trashcan. Just let the lens in manual and swing backk and force keeping the camera as steady as possible. No change of focus - just change your position, swinging around . Focus stacking is very interesting opportunity - I never did it by myself, but what i saw on the net - looks very promising. Aperture is the main issue - you have to remember, that with f2.8-4 you have a very shallow range and can not get the object if focus, only the part of it will be. With f8-11 you shutter speed is going to 1/60-1/30 on macro with 1:1 ratio, that makes impossible to capture of anything, because of the motion blurr without a tripod, do not ever try. You can go to asa800 and it gives you better shutter speed, but you have to deal with grain - means you pay this way or the other, but you have to make yourself steady. |
| January 19th, 2008 09:47 AM | |
ssomajik
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 163 | Thank you
I will now proceede to try what you have suggested. Didn't realize it was such a hit or miss thing. My camera has a macro and super-macro mode and I'm not successful with taht at all. I do use f11, 200 ISO,. Mayebe I should just use manual settings and forget the macro ones. Thank you for explaing and I will continue to persue this...probably will cause more bd language..lol. |
| January 19th, 2008 06:02 PM | |
andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 391 | Re: Help...Please
On macro, if we are talking about not slr cameras - it is usual that camera uses f2.8, but in the case of those cameras - what I said works just partually. I think you have Rebel - am I wrong? |
| January 20th, 2008 01:56 PM | |
ssomajik
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 163 | Fuji finepix S700
I found the focus stacking site and downloaded the CZM software. Very interesting process and really creates a nice DOF. Of course I had to do it the hard way and take macro shots of ice crystals on a window screen. I'm liking what came out but sure it won't interest many as it's "toooo different"..lol My camera has a macro mode and a super macro mode, I took 5 shots of ice and applies focus stack then edited in CS2. I need to read (and print out) info from the "stacking" site and find more appropriate subject matter. It's an excellent program |
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