Photo stacking settings
May 30, 2020 23:24:28 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois
Loc: Romeoville illinois
Because I will be processing multiple shots for a photo stack shot, I assume that the best settings for the camera would be with a high aperture (f1.4 or lower), an ISO speed that would be as low as possible to reduce noise, and a shutter speed to capture the best light.
May 30, 2020 23:58:25 #
You will have to tell us what you are photographing. I just finished a stack of the Moon with a 500mm lens plus a 2x teleconverter with an aperture of f13 (f6.3 marked) at ISO 800 and a shutter speed of 1/200s. I ended up with a stack of 55 shots and excellent results. It all depends on what you are shooting to determine the best settings.
May 31, 2020 00:57:04 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois
Loc: Romeoville illinois
dmsM43 wrote:
You will have to tell us what you are photographing. I just finished a stack of the Moon with a 500mm lens plus a 2x teleconverter with an aperture of f13 (f6.3 marked) at ISO 800 and a shutter speed of 1/200s. I ended up with a stack of 55 shots and excellent results. It all depends on what you are shooting to determine the best settings.
I usually shoot flowers and trees with an occasional landscape thrown in for good measure.
May 31, 2020 03:07:17 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
Because I will be processing multiple shots for a photo stack shot, I assume that the best settings for the camera would be with a high aperture (f1.4 or lower), an ISO speed that would be as low as possible to reduce noise, and a shutter speed to capture the best light.
What sort of 'stack' are you referring to?
If it's a 'focus stack' your aperture setting will have to take account of
a) scene/subject depth that you want to be in focus
b) the DoF at the aperture you will use
c) the focus overlap and
d) number of frames in the stack.
May 31, 2020 03:28:45 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
Because I will be processing multiple shots for a photo stack shot, I assume that the best settings for the camera would be with a high aperture (f1.4 or lower), an ISO speed that would be as low as possible to reduce noise, and a shutter speed to capture the best light.
Not clear about your terminology regarding aperture. Best use will be two or three stops down from full/ open setting. If you are using an f/1.4 lens, then f/5.6 to f/8 will be best.
May 31, 2020 08:14:36 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
I usually shoot flowers and trees with an occasional landscape thrown in for good measure.
using a macro lens? If so you can go f8-f11.
May 31, 2020 09:48:30 #
Just as a general rule...shoot in your lens' aperture sweet spot...where the lens is at it's sharpest.
Out of focus consideration (bokeh) is quite secondary...since anything out of focus won't be stacked (hopefully)
Macro...somewhere around 8 will do.
Out of focus consideration (bokeh) is quite secondary...since anything out of focus won't be stacked (hopefully)
Macro...somewhere around 8 will do.
May 31, 2020 11:07:54 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
Because I will be processing multiple shots for a photo stack shot, I assume that the best settings for the camera would be with a high aperture (f1.4 or lower), an ISO speed that would be as low as possible to reduce noise, and a shutter speed to capture the best light.
Whatever floats your boat, just like in every other shot, but set all that in manual mode and you're good to go!
May 31, 2020 12:02:18 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
Because I will be processing multiple shots for a photo stack shot, I assume that the best settings for the camera would be with a high aperture (f1.4 or lower), an ISO speed that would be as low as possible to reduce noise, and a shutter speed to capture the best light.
It depends. If you are trying to isolate one part of the image from the rest, then use a small f stop/large aperture such as 2.8 to 4.0. If you are trying to get everything in focus, then use large f stop/small aperture such as 8 to 16.
May 31, 2020 21:03:10 #
It is important to consider in any focus stacking project, both the lens, the lighting (temp.) , and the number of frames per stack.
It would be well advised to plan it out.
It would be well advised to plan it out.
May 31, 2020 21:16:44 #
Greg from Romeoville illinois wrote:
I usually shoot flowers and trees with an occasional landscape thrown in for good measure.
I haven't found outdoor flowers and trees to be good candidates for focus stacking as the wind causes movement. Stacking requires the subject to be very still. It is possible for software to remove some movement, which causes what's known as ghosting.
Also want to verify what purpose you want to stack:
1. Stacking to increase depth of field.
2. Stacking to increase resolution.
3. Stacking to improve dynamic range.
4. Stacking to reduce noise.
Which type of stacking are you wanting to pursue? Different applications are used for each type.
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