And add weight. Hang your bag from the tripod. Put a lead-pellet beanbag
over the camera & lens. And hold with your hand. And the final trick -
electronic flash.
tOM
On Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 16:55, Winsor Crosby
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] ( OM ) Thoughts on macro p" saying:
...
> I think the main thing is that the focussing rail and stage should
> not be extended. You should be set up so that you are in the zone
> and the focus rail and stage displacement should only be a fine
> adjustment and quite small. You start with the camera and lens in a
> stable centered position, focus with the lens, and make the fine
> adjustment with the rail.
>
> Macro is in a sense like astrophotography, a long exposure of a very
> narrow angle. An adequate tripod for general stargazing is usually
> not suitable for photography. If you are serious about macro you may
> want to use a tripod that is much larger and heavier than what would
> be fine for general photography.
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