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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 574623" data-attributes="member: 4923">Experiment with backing up a bit and cropping the final image. This will give you more depth of field. If your shot is sharp, you can crop quite a bit.For handheld macro, I use single point continuous focus. I use the back button for focus, but that is optional. Camera set to manual shooting mode. Iso 100. Typically 1/250 shutter, f14 or higher, often over f20. Shutter and aperture set manually. I also use onboard flash or sometimes a larger flash. I will up the iso if I have to back too far away to get the subject all in focus. At those high f stops, the flash doesn't carry very far. The flash will help you catch a sharp handheld image and allow good depth of field from the high aperture. You will need to practice a bit with holding that single focus point on subject while releasing the shutter. Also note your final image will have more depth of field than what you see in the viewfinder with these settings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 574623, member: 4923"] Experiment with backing up a bit and cropping the final image. This will give you more depth of field. If your shot is sharp, you can crop quite a bit. For handheld macro, I use single point continuous focus. I use the back button for focus, but that is optional. Camera set to manual shooting mode. Iso 100. Typically 1/250 shutter, f14 or higher, often over f20. Shutter and aperture set manually. I also use onboard flash or sometimes a larger flash. I will up the iso if I have to back too far away to get the subject all in focus. At those high f stops, the flash doesn't carry very far. The flash will help you catch a sharp handheld image and allow good depth of field from the high aperture. You will need to practice a bit with holding that single focus point on subject while releasing the shutter. Also note your final image will have more depth of field than what you see in the viewfinder with these settings. [/QUOTE]

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