Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think if you're shooting a bug going from flower to flower AF can sure help to the extend of actually making the shot possible when it wasn't before.. I use AF with macro all the time and I think its a welcome help. Not that I don't turn it off plenty of times. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:13:09 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work > > Macro photography should be done with manual focus because of the > extremely shallow depth of field. In order to get everything you need in > focus to be sharp, you often have to focus partway between the closest and > farthest objects in the image, and stop down accordingly. Autofocus does a > poor job of this (and the fact that modern lenses lack depth of field > indexes makes it hard to do manually too!). They include AF because the > lens can be used at normal distances too, where AF works fine. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > On 7/25/12 6:44 PM, "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > >> Same with my Canon 20D, there?s some obscure setting >> for reducing the proportion of flash that is so obvious >> when you read the manual but immediately forgotten when >> you want to use it:-) >> >> What?s funny is that the Canon manual recommends using >> manual focusing with their EF-S 60 mm AF Macro lens (so >> why build it with AF in the first place?):-) >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> On 26.07.2012 00:19, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> Thanks, Douglas. But, it takes some experimenting to >>> make it balance out when using a manual-focus lens. >>> On my Oly, flash only works full strength in the "A" >>> position. :~( >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" >>> <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:34 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work >>> >>> >>>> Very nice one Jim, >>>> >>>> goes to show that fill-flash can be invaluable at >>>> times. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> On 25.07.2012 20:48, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>>> While experimenting with fill flash, I caught this >>>>> small insect deeply involved in his morning's work. >>>>> Even the large bumble bees could not route him out. >>>>> >>>>> This is a small crop at 100% size. >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Insect.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro, ISO >>>>> 200, RAW >>>>> >>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>> >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information