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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 829500" data-attributes="member: 53455">When you do focus stacks, you don’t need to stop down the lens to get a deep depth of field, because focus stacking will give you that anyway. So, what I do is set the lens to its sweet spot aperture, at which it produces the best results regardless of depth of field, and start stacking. It will take me more exposures to get where I want, but the camera does it by itself while I enjoy a mojito by the pool (just kidding), and then it’s the computer that works processing the stack. I don’t have to care whether the stack is 10 photos or 90, it will just take a while longer, but hey! I’m retired anyway...&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> The only exception may be when I do have to set the focus manually on a focusing rail, either because I use a non-autofocus lens, or because I am using the bellows. Then, I may be tempted to stop down the lens to shorten the sequence. And I would certainly never attempt to do it handheld like Clovis said above! My hands don’t shake but I’d be very scared about the misalignment of the photos... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 829500, member: 53455"] When you do focus stacks, you don’t need to stop down the lens to get a deep depth of field, because focus stacking will give you that anyway. So, what I do is set the lens to its sweet spot aperture, at which it produces the best results regardless of depth of field, and start stacking. It will take me more exposures to get where I want, but the camera does it by itself while I enjoy a mojito by the pool (just kidding), and then it’s the computer that works processing the stack. I don’t have to care whether the stack is 10 photos or 90, it will just take a while longer, but hey! I’m retired anyway... :rolleyes: The only exception may be when I do have to set the focus manually on a focusing rail, either because I use a non-autofocus lens, or because I am using the bellows. Then, I may be tempted to stop down the lens to shorten the sequence. And I would certainly never attempt to do it handheld like Clovis said above! My hands don’t shake but I’d be very scared about the misalignment of the photos... :eek: [/QUOTE]

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