Friday, 15 April 2016

focus - Are there macro focusing techniques for handheld shots?


I know that when doing much macro work that the autofocus system is nearly useless. When hand holding and trying to manually focus, I find myself continually going a little too far or just not far enough. The distances involved are so tiny that nearly any movement drastically changes the focus.



Are there techniques to help get macro shots in better focus? It seems like I end up with like a 10:1 ratio of out-of-focus:in-focus shots currently.



Answer



Other than the obvious ways to increase depth of field - narrower aperture (with higher ISO if necessary), shorter focal length - what I sometimes do is set the camera to continuous shooting mode and move slowly towards or away from the subject while shooting. Trying this a few times will hopefully yield at least one sharp photo.


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