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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 562252" data-attributes="member: 16090">1. Once you set the focus in manual mode (or the lens is a MF lens), then at least in D3300 the AF modes are grayed out, so I do not think that setting the AF to AF-C or AF-S matters2. If the body supports metering with non CPU MF lens (D3300 does not), then for close ups, spot metering is more accurate than Matrix. The latter tends to use the light in the background for exposure calculations, and depending on what the ambient light is the shot is either over exposed or (in most cases) under exposed.3. If you are using a flash that complicates the matter even more. When I use 105mm AIS lens with flash for macro photography, I use fraction of the total flash power depending on the F number. Full power at F/44. 1/2 at F/22. 1/4 at F/16etcThese are for 1:1. For other distances I set the power after a couple of tries.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 562252, member: 16090"] 1. Once you set the focus in manual mode (or the lens is a MF lens), then at least in D3300 the AF modes are grayed out, so I do not think that setting the AF to AF-C or AF-S matters 2. If the body supports metering with non CPU MF lens (D3300 does not), then for close ups, spot metering is more accurate than Matrix. The latter tends to use the light in the background for exposure calculations, and depending on what the ambient light is the shot is either over exposed or (in most cases) under exposed. 3. If you are using a flash that complicates the matter even more. When I use 105mm AIS lens with flash for macro photography, I use fraction of the total flash power depending on the F number . Full power at F/44 . 1/2 at F/22 . 1/4 at F/16 etc These are for 1:1. For other distances I set the power after a couple of tries. [/QUOTE]

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