Thank you for your excellent link which has opened the doorway to many articles and forums for macro work.
rfcoakley wrote:
This post is provided at the suggestion of user selmslie in response to his assertion in another unrelated thread that: "stacking is useless for landscape. You are usually focused on infinity."
I have done some informal attempts with focus stacking of landscapes and did encounter difficulty with movement in foreground elements (e.g., grass/flower movement between shots). So, I don't currently have a good example of this technique from my own work. I do, however, see a lot of merit to it. Below is a link to a prior post that shows great results.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-431965-1.html
Also, here's a link to a Tony Northrup video on the technique:
I find Monk to be a bit weird though I like him. He has written some great tunes and has influenced a lot of pianists. My two great joys are Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. Check them out on you tube if you have not heard them. .
katu41South India is every bit as good for photo ops. wrote:
I have my airline booked and have six weeks until my deposit goes hard. Plan B is starting to look like southern India. We did 3 weeks in northern India in January and loved it. However, I am feeling pretty bad about the thought of missing some great photo opportunities in Burma and Cambodia.
The best is the Nikon 200mm f/4 ED-IF AF Micro-NIKKOR. But I guess that will be too heavy for you. The Nikon 105mm f/4 Micro-NIKKOR is super.The Tamrons are OK for the price but not up to the Nikons.
Its will be a tough learning curve to use the potential of this superb camera. Since money seems no object, I would suggest the superb 70-200 2.8 lens to go with it. You can add a 50mm 1.4 prime, and the fine 200mm f4 prime micro which is one of the best macro lenses in the business.
Hi Terry, It is great to see how you are coping. I had cancer of the tonsil and the treatment has reduced me to not being able to swallow even a drop of water, and I was a foodie. I was left without taste and a load of things I will not bother you with. The cancer has now spread to my lungs. I cannot even go to my camera club. However I am doing flower photography in my home garden and other gardens which my wife takes me to in a wheel chair, very helpful for my heavy photography kit. Keep your chin up and make each day count. I am doing so living at 20% of my life. I am 89. Regards Soli.
You are a fount of knowledge for which we hogs are very grateful.
jerryc41 wrote:
Good luck I would like to see some of your photographs, so where do find them ?with that senior discount. Many thanks.:D
A phone call to Nikon would give you the best answer, although checking the focus yourself isn't difficult. You can find charts online to print, or just use a tilted ruler.