Depth of field with Macro lens

pixclix

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8 May 2008 - 6:40 PM

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Hi I ask if anyone can help me to get the greatest depth of field when using a macro lens.

i know the depth of field is very limited and the idea is to have just a small area in focus with the remaining image drifting out of focus but how do I try to maximise the depth of field to get as much in focus as possible.

I've read that you need to have the lens in parallel to the object which is great for shooting flat objects but objects with a depth, height and width create the problem.

Any ideas would be most welcome

conrad (e2 Member)

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8 May 2008 - 7:01 PM

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You need a combination of a small enough aperture with enough distance to your subject. For instance, when you use a 105mm macro lens, then even if you're using f22 as your aperture, you're hardly going to have any depth of field at all if you're shooting from 10cm, to name an example. That changes when you increase the distance to, say, 100cm.

Have a play with the depth of field calculator here and you'll see for yourself.

starliz

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8 May 2008 - 7:18 PM

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thanks for the link conrad might be a little less confused now.