Thanks for the stopdown tip. That might be worth trying.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Those are very nice, Chuck. Nothing wrong with your focusing ability
> --at F11 no less. You should get those Zuikos out to play more often.
> Thanks for posting those.
>
> I was thing that perhaps having an adapter w/o the stop down pin might
> be easier for hand-held shots such as these. Focus wide open, after
> pre-determining desired dof and stop down with the dof preview button.
> Never done that, but would seem an improvement.
>
> The Rose of Sharon in your neck of the woods have also bloomed waaay
> early. I think our garden is 3 weeks ahead of normal. Rose of Sharon
> are a bit odd--they seem to take forever to break dormancy in the
> spring and after a hard winter I think they might have bit the dust. I
> like the fact that they bloom late, but not this year. Our "Back to
> School" and "Autumn Blaze" hybrid Daylilies are already blooming as
> well. I gave them specific instructions to wait for Moose.
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> Thanks. Yes, having to focus everything at f/11 in subdued daylight
> was
> not particularly easy. At least it gives instant feedback on DOF. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> Nice catch! Even with very good eyes, shooting moving insects is not
> easy
>> especially with manual lens stop down.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Rose%20of%20Sharon/index.htm>
>>>
>>> The light was nice today after it finally stopped raining. Amazingly
>>> these shots had to be adjusted up by almost 2 stops after I
> discovered
>>> that the camera and incident meter were a long ways apart on ISO :-)
> I
>>> deliberately set the meter and forgot to set the camera. I'm
> surprised
>>> that they held together as well as they did with such a large
> exposure
>>> adjustment.
>>>
>>> Hand held, Canon 5D, Zuiko 50/3.5 macro at f/11.
>>>
>>> They're not all in perfect focus but I've discovered I can use MF
> lenses
>>> more easily now that my cataracts are gone. I think these are the
> first
>>> macro shots I've tried since the eye surgery about a year ago. I
> guess
>>> the eyes are working better than the memory.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
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