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In lugnet.space, Chris Phillips writes:
> 5. Be careful not to get too close to your subject! Even in macro mode
> (designated by a flower icon on most cameras) you should not be closer than
> a couple feet or else the lens will not focus. (Consult your camera owner's
> manual for the exact focal distance in various lens modes.)
This really depends on the camera. Mine, for example, has a focus
range of 2.0 cm to infinity, and a manual focus if the auto focus
isn't doing its job.
Also, in order to get a greater depth of field, you should reduce the
aperture (increase the f-stop) if you can...By taking macro photos
with an f-stop between 6 and 11, I have managed to get the entire model
in focus, even when shooting from very close.
> It is much better to shoot from further away and crop the image
> than to shoot from too close and then try to reduce and/or sharpen
> those fuzzy pixels.
True, but a sharp, resized image will look even better than a sharp
cropped image, especially if the photo was taken in less than perfect
light.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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| (...) I agree, reducing the image size should always result in a sharper image, where cropping will not change the sharpness. I more meant that one reason I find myself getting too close to the subject is that I am trying to frame the shot to (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) I don't know exactly how much mine is, but it's somewhere close to 3 inches. Either way, the camera usually obstructs enough of the light to prevent the autofocus from kicking in well before the camera gets too close to focus. (...) Alright, (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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