Jaime Johnson
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f4.5
1/200
ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark III
Canon MPE-65
Canon MT24EX
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f4.5
1/200
ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark III
Canon MPE-65
Canon MT24EX
Clayton Lofgren
New member
Ever since I bought a good macro lens of my own, I have been impressed by shots like this, because I know they just don't happen.
That being said, I wonder if the same effort and expertise were applied with a small sensor, would the end result be better due to larger depth of field? This particular shot does not suffer from the reduced dof, but many do.
That being said, I wonder if the same effort and expertise were applied with a small sensor, would the end result be better due to larger depth of field? This particular shot does not suffer from the reduced dof, but many do.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
If the DOF is able to cover this much, then how come given such a large f stop? Was this focus stacked? Also, how on earth do you get the fly to cooperate? Do you lure it in the refrigerator first?
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Jaime Johnson
New member
This was just one of those lucky shots. My wife and I spend a few hours at a nearby lake and just look for macro subjets. I though the f stop was much higher, but this is what the exif recorded..
Winston Mitchell
Member
I suspect that the reported aperture is correct. I think this is one of those cases of fortuitous alignment of the subject and image plane. If you look closely, the depth of field is indeed very shallow. Parts of two legs are in focus; only a thin slice of the wing is in focus; The compound-eye is in focus but the rest of the head is not.
I have an image of a Western Pondhawk (a dragonfly) that has most of the insect in focus at f/5.6. A lot of people believe the EXIF in that one is bogus.
I have an image of a Western Pondhawk (a dragonfly) that has most of the insect in focus at f/5.6. A lot of people believe the EXIF in that one is bogus.
Jaime Johnson
New member
I agree about the DOF - I thought about it today and came to the realization that the fly is aligned perfectly sideways -
lucky shot all the way around..
lucky shot all the way around..