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R7 First Shots with RF 100-500, close-up with butterflies

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Re: R7 First Shots with RF 100-500, close-up with butterflies
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drsnoopy wrote:

@JayLT4 these are great images, and a useful review. May I ask how you set up your shots? I’ve used focus bracketing on my R5 for inanimate objects with my EF100L macro so have a basic idea of how to do it. I do have the 100-500, and an R7 is on order. It requires you to start with the nearest point, and the images are then each a little further away. So what is your initial focus point on a butterfly? Or do you pull back a fraction before shooting? And what size increment do you set for the bracketing? Do you need all 20 images or are many (further away) not needed? It would really help to have some recommendations from you - thanks!

Just a small note to add.  Focus Bracketing will initially Front Focus the first two frames of the series as it cuts slices through the subject.

Hand-holding macros (and even close-ups) is difficult though (kudos to JayLT4), so I too generally pull back a little initially, in order to ensure I cover all of the subject with the series.

Focus Bracketing can be very useful too even if you’re not stacking, as you can simply cherry-pick the best frame(s) to use individually.

And… still no word from B&H yet.  My bugs are waiting!!

R2

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