The DOF goes down as the magnification goes up- same with any macro lens system.
I\'d recommend trying shooting around F11-F13 at 1:1 and going down to around f7.1-F8 at high magnification as rough places to start.
Most work with the MPE-65 involves using flash to get enough light. This renders shutter speeds slightly irrelevent as the flash duration becomes the effective shutter speed (assuming it is the major light source. Typical setting on the camera would be ISO100/200, Aperture to suit magnification, 1/200th camera in M mode and flash in TTL mode.
For natural light shooting without any form of stabilisation, shutter speeds need to be fairly high. Think the guide is something like- 1/ lens focal length * crop factor* (1 +M), where M is the magnification. So for 2:1 shooting with a 1.6 crop camera you would be around 1/500th.
Once you start getting used to the lens you start using all sorts of things to help stabilise it (resting the lens on solid surfaces, resting it on your left hand whilst holding part of the subject etc).
Just take it slowly and get used to the lens.
The DOF goes down as the magnification goes up- same with any macro lens system.
I\'d recommend trying shooting around F11-F13 at 1:1 and going down to around f7.1-F8 at high magnification as rough places to start.
Most work with the MPE-65 involves using flash to get enough light. This renders shutter speeds slightly irrelevent as the flash duration becomes the effective shutter speed (assuming it is the major light source. Typical setting on the camera would be ISO100/200, Aperture to suit magnification, 1/200th camera in M mode and flash in TTL mode.
For natural light shooting without any form of stabilisation, shutter speeds need to be fairly high. Think the guide is something like- 1/ lens focal length * crop factor* (1 +M), where M is the magnification. So for 2:1 shooting with a 1.6 crop camera you would be around 1/500th.
Once you start getting used to the lens you start using all sorts of things to help stabilise it (resting the lens on solid surfaces, resting it on your left hand whilst holding part of the subject etc).
Just take it slowly and get used to the lens.
The DOF goes down as the magnification goes up- same with any macro lens system.
I\'d recommend trying shooting around F11-F13 at 1:1 and going down to around f7.1-F8 at high magnification as rough places to start.
Most work with the MPE-65 involves using flash to get enough light. This renders shutter speeds slightly irrelevent as the flash duration becomes the effective shutter speed (assuming it is the major light source. Typical setting on the camera would be ISO100/200, Aperture to suit magnification, 1/200th camera in M mode and flash in TTL mode.
Once you start getting used to the lens you start using all sorts of things to help stabilise it (resting the lens on solid surfaces, resting it on your left hand whilst holding part of the subject etc).
Just take it slowly and get used to the lens.
Brian v.
Nov 09, 2009 at 02:42 AM
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