Cariad
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1 edit | [Help] focusing/settings
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
54mm 1/800th F4.5 ISO100
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It's not just the flower either. I take a group of people and I never quite managed to get all in focus. | |
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@cvalley.net | Stop down the aperture. | |
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Cariad
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1 edit | Re: [Help] focusing/settings Like I've not been told that a 100 times before.Thanks...again
Believe it or not, that's actually what I was practicing today. Put the camera on Aperture mode most of the time then took the same scene with different settings. | |
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Cariad
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| Re: [Help] focusing/settings No, I know how to change everything, it's just remembering when to change it 
Changing the aperture while taking the flower wasn't an option, since when I put the camera in macro mode, I can't manually change anything.
So I guess the question still stands - or I should just take a step back from the flower, and make sure the whole thing is in focus. | |
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ccallana
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| Re: [Help] focusing/settings Stay where you are at, close the aperture down. If you are handholding, watch your shutter speed. I shoot a lot of flower macros at f/22 which pretty much requires a tripod unless you have a ton of light. In your shot above looks like you have plenty of shutter speed to deal with (1/800th) you could get that down several stops before worrying about it hand held.
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Cariad
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clubs: | Re: [Help] focusing/settings I need to put the camera to aperture priority to do all that, I'm almost positive I can't change anything in macro mode on the canon xt. Thanks for the advice. | |
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Cariad
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clubs: | Re: [Help] focusing/settings I thought everyone used macro mode when taking flowers. | |
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Cariad
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1 edit | Re: [Help] focusing/settings ahhhh, I didn't know that.
I was using a canon 28-90mm lens | |
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ccallana
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| said by Cariad  :I need to put the camera to aperture priority to do all that, I'm almost positive I can't change anything in macro mode on the canon xt. Thanks for the advice. That is probably correct - for the most part I would stay away from the pre-programmed scene modes. Use them to see what choices the camera would make, and then move back to modes with more control for tweaking.
Av is probably your friend here - use it when you want control over the DOF. Camera will chose a good shutter speed.
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jjoshua
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Scotch Plains, NJ | I have an XT. It has macro mode? I never used it.
Like was said... Use Aperature priority mode - You set the aperature and the camera sets the correct shutter speed.
Now... Tell us what lens you're using. | |
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@cvalley.net | This question does not apply for the automatic modes. The camera sets everything. If you want better photos, use the manual settings. | |
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