.......If I shoot at 1:1 f/32 or at half of that magnification at f/8, crop the shot and double in PS, do you think I'll lose 1/3th of my sharpness? If your answer is yes, you should close down.
But to each their own.
Just continuing the discussion in a different place since it had more to do with macro work.
My thinking is either method has it's place in the toolbox and one may work better than the other on a given subject with a given camera/lens. Change the camera and/or lens or the subject and everything changes, so your joy may definitely vary.
ETA: @J-see , you may have processing tricks I don't use. You are welcome to add examples to the thread.
#1 - 1:1 at f/36
#2 - f/8 cropped from #4
#3 - f/8 cropped from similar shot to #4 with slightly different focus point.
#4 - 1:2 at f/8 (1:2 was eyeballed). The shot #2 was cropped from.
Crop of #1 - f/36
Crop of #2 - f/8 that was cropped from #4
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