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03-10-2011, 11:31 PM   #1
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Your macro shots @f2.8

Just wondering, what are the situations in macro photography where f2.8 helps? Can you share your macro shots @f2.8

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Shot this with A200 and wide open at f4.

DOF is thin.





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The single hair on that fly's head... crazy!


Subject isolation is the name of the game! Though this is only about 0.5x magnification.

35mm@f/2.8:

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DA 35mm Limited at f/2.8

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Subject isolation, indeed! 35 at 2.8
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yusuf Just wondering, what are the situations in macro photography where f2.8 helps? Can you share your macro shots @f2.8

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Where it helps most is with the bright viewfinder it gives. This is critical for MFing for effect @ 1:1. However, I also find it useful for shooting too:



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Great shots!!! thank you guys!!
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