
Manual focus or automatic focus if you shoot macro with 60mm ?
#1
Posted 05 July 2012 - 01:08 AM
What is the best way ?
I have the older version of the nikon 60mm macro, and sometimes it is a hard timme getting it focused.
Somebody experiences with this lens ?
Somebody that can tell me the advantage of focus lock ?
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#2
Posted 05 July 2012 - 01:17 AM
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#3
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:27 AM
I think the focus lock is super important, you can "roughly" focus on your subject, then rock back and forth with your elbows on the substrate to get the focus on the exact spot that you want it. Be careful with corals/marine-ilfe when you support yourself with your elbows.
If you find that your focus keeps searching a lot, maybe you should try to get a nice and bright focus light- it makes a huge difference in focus speed!

Have fun - Morten.
#4
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:29 AM
Any tips on focusing ?
Its the older version of nikon 60mm.
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#5
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:32 AM
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#6
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:32 AM
#7
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:35 AM

#8
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:36 AM
Its not the perfect focus light. It dusn't go out if you take a picture...
Edited by PhotographingBlind, 05 July 2012 - 04:38 AM.
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#9
Posted 05 July 2012 - 05:25 AM
To test it, try to take a picture with your "standard macro settings" mine are ISO 100, f.8, 1/250, but only leave your torch on, turn off your strobes, then you will see if the torch affects your image at all, ideally the shot should be completely black

If the image is lit up by your torch then you have three options:
1: Stop down your exposure a little until the image is black (not recommended if you want the nice bokeh found around f5.6-f8)
2: Put extra diffusers on the torch to reduce the strength (pieces of tupperware or white plastic bags work well)
3: Buy a weaker focus light
Hope this helps- Morten
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