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Feb 21, 2020 17:25:55   #
authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan
 
Canon 60mm 2.8 Macro USM Lens on a Canon 80D

Just bought the lens and this is my first attempt at macro

Difficult to get the whole coin in focus

Top letters are sharp but lower are soft.

This was done hand held, guess a stand is in order to make a perfect shot.


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Feb 21, 2020 17:30:21   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
authorizeduser wrote:
Difficult to get the whole coin in focus

Top letters are sharp but lower are soft.

This was done hand held, guess a stand is in order to make a perfect shot.





Canon 60mm 2.8 Macro USM Lens


Image plane is not parallel to the subject plane. They must be parallel for DOF to cover the subject in focus.

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Feb 21, 2020 17:32:14   #
authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan
 
wdross wrote:
Image plane is not parallel to the subject plane. They must be parallel for DOF to cover the subject in focus.



Yep, this I understand. This is why I said a stand is in order. Almost impossible to keep everything parallel by hand and the closer I get the hard it is to maintain it seems ...........

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Feb 21, 2020 17:34:07   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
authorizeduser wrote:
Canon 60mm 2.8 Macro USM Lens on a Canon 80D

Just bought the lens and this is my first attempt at macro

Difficult to get the whole coin in focus

Top letters are sharp but lower are soft.

This was done hand held, guess a stand is in order to make a perfect shot.


Also, are you shooting at F8 to F11? DOF starts getting narrow as one goes down to 1:1.

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Feb 21, 2020 17:45:04   #
authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan
 
Posted a second attempt which came out much better.


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