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<blockquote data-quote="MoreCowbell" data-source="post: 821216" data-attributes="member: 47352">Okay, if you might please indulge this.&nbsp; I have learned a lot from comments in this thread - perhaps the most important one from Clovis about the subtle &quot;half-trigger&quot;.&nbsp; I'm embarrased that I forgot that technique.I made a few more attempts with the AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens - this time with perhaps a little more success.The pics are attached and I here provide a map indicating the settings.&nbsp; Perhaps you can vote on what you think is the best one, or maybe you have addditional suggestions.&nbsp; In what I did here, I think the key factors are:1. The lighting (To do this, my lens needs a lot of light, which probably goes to comments about the flash attachment.)2. The &quot;half-trigger&quot; before taking the final click.My takeaway:• The jalapeño pictures are probably the best (most useful).Instructions for Form 1040-X (Rev. January 2023) • The A/F mode was underwhelming. • Macro mode was probably the best (read:&nbsp; sharpest). • The A-priority mode rendered a decent image with a little wider DoF (but not as convenient as Macro.• I still think this is not the best lens for doing shots like this but it's the best I have.&nbsp; An upgrade is in order ...[ATTACH=full]407106[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MoreCowbell, post: 821216, member: 47352"] Okay, if you might please indulge this. I have learned a lot from comments in this thread - perhaps the most important one from [I]Clovis [/I]about the subtle "half-trigger". I'm embarrased that I forgot that technique. I made a few more attempts with the [B]AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR[/B] lens - this time with perhaps a little more success. The pics are attached and I here provide a map indicating the settings. Perhaps you can vote on what you think is the best one, or maybe you have addditional suggestions. In what I did here, I think the key factors are: [B]1. [/B]The lighting (To do this, my lens needs a lot of light, which probably goes to comments about the flash attachment.) [B]2.[/B] The "half-trigger" before taking the final click. [U]My takeaway[/U]: • The jalapeño pictures are probably the best (most useful). Instructions for Form 1040-X (Rev. January 2023) • The A/F mode was underwhelming. • Macro mode was probably the best (read: sharpest). • The A-priority mode rendered a decent image with a little wider DoF (but not as convenient as Macro. • I still think this is not the best lens for doing shots like this but it's the best I have. An upgrade is in order ... [ATTACH type="full"]407106[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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