Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, thanks for the tip - problem with a macro lens is the closer you get, the shallower the depth of focus, particularly with 60 mm focal length. Cheers Douglas If the beast stays there long enough I still have a Novoflex 105 mm on bellows and a Leica 100 mm Macro to try out:-) On 18.07.2012 12:39, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I try not to stop down all the way unless I absolutely need the maximum > depth of field and can stand to deal with some of the defects. If my lens > goes down to f32 I'll try to shoot at least at f22 if not 16 if I want deep > focus. My experience with most lenses is they are ok if they are opened up > one or two from the smallest f stop. > People on this list have said bizarre stuff like don't shoot at f8. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:23:50 +0200 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, <leicareflex at >> freelists.org> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: More hairy(spiky) legs - Crab Spider revisited >> >> Still there after three days >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4312.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4313.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4319.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4324.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4327.jpg.html >> >> It actually seems that stopping down as far as f32 >> reduces the sharpness to some extent and brings out all >> the gunge and micro-dust on the sensor. >> >> Must be something to do with pixel sizes or something >> else technical that's beyond my comprehension. >> >> Any way, these may be only reasonably sharp, but I >> think the subject is posing very nicely on what's left >> of its Dahlia:-) >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >