Diane Miller
09-07-2014, 06:03 PM
At least that's what they're called over here. I don't know how colloquial the names are.
Canon 5D3, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 2X + 25mmm extension tube for closer focus. (This is 85% of the full frame.) Tripod and Wimberley II head. I wasn't sure how well this combo would focus, but it did OK with the center sensor. (Don't think I tried any others, figuring I was on thin ice as it was.) This is almost full frame, and a stack of 3 different focal points, keeping the tripod locked and I finally went to MF for speed in re-focusing. These things twitch constantly so I was lucky to get this one out of several attempts.
ISO 1600, 1/320, f/13. Basic LR adjustments then to PS for stacking and masking, and a little sharpening with Focus Magic (on a separate layer so the changes aren't cooked into the master file). Best to sharpen after resizing but I've gotten lazy and sometimes will sharpen the full sized file (judiciously) before exporting a JPEG.
Canon 5D3, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 2X + 25mmm extension tube for closer focus. (This is 85% of the full frame.) Tripod and Wimberley II head. I wasn't sure how well this combo would focus, but it did OK with the center sensor. (Don't think I tried any others, figuring I was on thin ice as it was.) This is almost full frame, and a stack of 3 different focal points, keeping the tripod locked and I finally went to MF for speed in re-focusing. These things twitch constantly so I was lucky to get this one out of several attempts.
ISO 1600, 1/320, f/13. Basic LR adjustments then to PS for stacking and masking, and a little sharpening with Focus Magic (on a separate layer so the changes aren't cooked into the master file). Best to sharpen after resizing but I've gotten lazy and sometimes will sharpen the full sized file (judiciously) before exporting a JPEG.