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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 467003" data-attributes="member: 31330">Most people will close down the lens quite some when shooting macro. f/16-f/22 is not an uncommon aperture if you want enough DoF at 1:1. You're working with such a thin DOF that you're either required to stop down or shoot further from the subject and crop in.And since aperture comes at the expense of shutter speed, especially if you shoot without flash, you often benefit of VR. At these magnitudes even the slightest movement has dramatic effects. Which is why tripods are often used although they're highly impractical for a lot of shots.At 1:1 shooting an FX at f/8 will only have a DoF around 1mm if my math is correct. In macro everything is small.</blockquote>