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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 705145" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>[USER=46690]@Dangerspouse[/USER] You got good advice above. As per your OP, you might need a lot more magnification though. When shooting for stacks, don't close the aperture too much. If you go beyond f/8 or f/11 you will lose detail and resolution due to diffraction. Better to shoot a few more shots for the stack.</p><p></p><p>If you will be doing a lot of those kind of shots, consider an automatic focus stacking rail. You can program the step size and number of steps and leave the rail and camera do the job. Tether your camera to a laptop, and your images will be on your hard drive ready to be stacked. Minimal hassle, maximum productivity. I use the Cognisys StackShot, but there are others in every price bracket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 705145, member: 7240"] [USER=46690]@Dangerspouse[/USER] You got good advice above. As per your OP, you might need a lot more magnification though. When shooting for stacks, don't close the aperture too much. If you go beyond f/8 or f/11 you will lose detail and resolution due to diffraction. Better to shoot a few more shots for the stack. If you will be doing a lot of those kind of shots, consider an automatic focus stacking rail. You can program the step size and number of steps and leave the rail and camera do the job. Tether your camera to a laptop, and your images will be on your hard drive ready to be stacked. Minimal hassle, maximum productivity. I use the Cognisys StackShot, but there are others in every price bracket. [/QUOTE]
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