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Focus stacking for greater depth of field
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<blockquote data-quote="Don Kuykendall_RIP" data-source="post: 525878" data-attributes="member: 6277"><p>You can do that without focus stacking at all. Use a tripod to start with so shutter speed is not a factor, </p><p></p><p>Set ISO to 100 to get the best IQ as possible</p><p></p><p>Go to manual and set the Aperture to F16 using your 18-55 set at 18mm</p><p></p><p>Set the shutter speed to whatever it takes to get a good exposure. </p><p></p><p>Manually set the focus to something that is 3.5 feet in front of the camera. (very important)</p><p></p><p>Now shoot. Everything from 1.72 feet to infinity will be in focus. </p><p></p><p>I don't remember that lens but if it has it you can go to f22 and set focus to 2.5 feet and the near focus will go down to 1.23 feet to infinity. You are not going to do any better than that using focus stacking since you are sitting on a tripod or hand holding the camera you are going to have the camera higher and the first thing you see with the camera will be a few feet in front of you anyway.</p><p></p><p>This is called Hyperfocal distance and is really very useful. There is a online version located at <a href="http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html" target="_blank">Online Depth of Field Calculator</a> This is where i pulled the numbers from. there is also a App for iPhone called "Digital DOF" it is by indie Film Gear and I have found it to be quite useful in the field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don Kuykendall_RIP, post: 525878, member: 6277"] You can do that without focus stacking at all. Use a tripod to start with so shutter speed is not a factor, Set ISO to 100 to get the best IQ as possible Go to manual and set the Aperture to F16 using your 18-55 set at 18mm Set the shutter speed to whatever it takes to get a good exposure. Manually set the focus to something that is 3.5 feet in front of the camera. (very important) Now shoot. Everything from 1.72 feet to infinity will be in focus. I don't remember that lens but if it has it you can go to f22 and set focus to 2.5 feet and the near focus will go down to 1.23 feet to infinity. You are not going to do any better than that using focus stacking since you are sitting on a tripod or hand holding the camera you are going to have the camera higher and the first thing you see with the camera will be a few feet in front of you anyway. This is called Hyperfocal distance and is really very useful. There is a online version located at [url=http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html]Online Depth of Field Calculator[/url] This is where i pulled the numbers from. there is also a App for iPhone called "Digital DOF" it is by indie Film Gear and I have found it to be quite useful in the field. [/QUOTE]
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