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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 760266" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I have this lens. I even did some macro work today with one of my watch collection. But one thing I can share is that I have to have the aperture out at f/16 to give enough depth of field for an entire watch dial that is sitting angled to the lens. That is what I am seeing wrong in your photos. I have no idea where the point of focus was selected to, but it looks like it found a petal or leaf behind the closest ones to focus on. Then at f/5.6 it is just not enough DOF.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]357296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]357297[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The first was f/16 and you can see in the pattern of the glass dish underneath, the DOF. I shot the 2nd photo more like f/9 and you can see the 91 in the foreground is going out of focus, and both strap bars are fully out of focus. I had this angled more square than usual also so it really shows how narrow that DOF gets at macro distance. The lens can go to f/36 and higher depending on the focal distance.</p><p></p><p>Here is an example where I intentionally shot a narrow DOF.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]357299[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Last year I tried an extension tube on the lens and took it to the back yard to try photographing some wood violets. They are a pretty small wildflower growing in the grass. I think I had the f-stop out there at f/32 and took a long exposure with the camera dangling upside-down underneath the tripod.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]357300[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 760266, member: 48483"] I have this lens. I even did some macro work today with one of my watch collection. But one thing I can share is that I have to have the aperture out at f/16 to give enough depth of field for an entire watch dial that is sitting angled to the lens. That is what I am seeing wrong in your photos. I have no idea where the point of focus was selected to, but it looks like it found a petal or leaf behind the closest ones to focus on. Then at f/5.6 it is just not enough DOF. [ATTACH=CONFIG]357296._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]357297._xfImport[/ATTACH] The first was f/16 and you can see in the pattern of the glass dish underneath, the DOF. I shot the 2nd photo more like f/9 and you can see the 91 in the foreground is going out of focus, and both strap bars are fully out of focus. I had this angled more square than usual also so it really shows how narrow that DOF gets at macro distance. The lens can go to f/36 and higher depending on the focal distance. Here is an example where I intentionally shot a narrow DOF. [ATTACH=CONFIG]357299._xfImport[/ATTACH] Last year I tried an extension tube on the lens and took it to the back yard to try photographing some wood violets. They are a pretty small wildflower growing in the grass. I think I had the f-stop out there at f/32 and took a long exposure with the camera dangling upside-down underneath the tripod. [ATTACH=CONFIG]357300._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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