NikonGear'23
Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Akira on May 05, 2017, 08:26:53
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D750, Nikkor-O 55/1.2
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Not good, you got some parts in focus ;D ;D ;D
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Not good, you got some parts in focus ;D ;D ;D
Thank you, sir! I will try hard to improve my technique! I think using a tripod was a wrong decision...
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I am not a close-up exert and nobody should listen to me.
I just want to share that I have NEVER used a tripod for close-ups :)
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Jakov, I took your comment as nice humor and responded as such. :)
The problem for me when I do the closeup is that my body is shakey, which makes it extremely difficult to keep the focal point. I had the same problem when I tried AF-S105/1.4E wide open at closer distances. :(
When I shot film, I never used or had any tripod. But after I had purchased my firs DSLR (D2H), and the digital had started to encourage me to experiment, I realized the advantages of tripods.
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Dear Akira, I understood your humorous response and continued so :)
Have you tried shooting in continuous mode? That is what I doo when shooting these fast lenses. I don't move the focus ring, just my neck back and forward :)
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Dear Jakov, yes, recently I shoot in AF-C mode which does improve the focus issue.
But, so long as I shoot with this lovely Nikkor-O a.k.a. CRT-Nikkor, any AF modes make no sense. :o :o :o
The focus issue is fully up to the photographer when handheld. 8) :'( 8) :'(
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Akira, I personally don´t understand the image but I enjoy very much the harmonics greens, white, greens, white of the flower parts and background.
As I don´t use tripods -I have one dough- out of the theater and I´m using some manual focus lenses lately I can relate to your situation. My latest solution is to use a slow rocking movement as a meaning of "human focusing rail" with a rapid and short 2-3 shot succession and hope for the best.
Is that too bad? :-\
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Have you tried shooting in continuous mode? That is what I doo when shooting these fast lenses. I don't move the focus ring, just my neck back and forward :)
hahahaha ya I have noticed.
Akira - interesting....
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Akira, I personally don´t understand the image but I enjoy very much the harmonics greens, white, greens, white of the flower parts and background.
As I don´t use tripods -I have one dough- out of the theater and I´m using some manual focus lenses lately I can relate to your situation. My latest solution is to use a slow rocking movement as a meaning of "human focusing rail" with a rapid and short 2-3 shot succession and hope for the best.
Is that too bad? :-\
Paco, this image can rather be an abstraction of this little beauty, successful or not. :o So, I'm glad you at least enjoy it.
Generally I also use the body-rocking method for the closeups, but my body movement is not well controlled as to keep the subject in focus. :'(
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Akira - interesting....
Elsa, thanks for dropping in on!
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Generally I also use the body-rocking method for the closeups, but my body movement is not well controlled as to keep the subject in focus. :'(
With a 105/2.8 AIS Micro I try to time my movement and trip the shutter an instant before the image will be in focus. I used that technique here...
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8722/17008702551_6a42f30ff3_n.jpg) (https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8722/17008702551_10046db61d_h.jpg)
With my AF-S 105/2.8G ED-IF VR, etc. I often hold down the AF-ON button with the camera set to AF-C. I take a lot of shots...
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7284/28100725965_7b1492e299_n.jpg) (https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7284/28100725965_9064deb779_h.jpg)
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