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Lens for handheld focus stacking for indoor orchid exhibition

Started 1 week ago | Discussions thread
Brian D3300 Senior Member • Posts: 2,428
Re: Lens for handheld focus stacking for indoor orchid exhibition

drsnoopy wrote:

koenkooi wrote:

I’d pick something with IS that is sharp wide-open. The RF50 STM fails both those requirements.

Depending on how you want to frame the shots, I’d pick the 15-30 or 70-200.

The OP is using an R5, so lens IS is not necessary. There is no need to use a lens wide open for focus bracketing, in fact it’s best not to use wide open in order to have smoother focus transition between frames. The RF 50/1.8 is beautifully sharp across the frame at f2.8 or f4.

So you could equally well conclude that the RF 50/1.8 succeeds on both counts.

The colors are muddier on the 50 1.8 though compared to the 70-200mm, that's part of my preference to recommend the  70-200.

 Brian D3300's gear list:Brian D3300's gear list
Canon EOS R5 Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM +3 more
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