 Janet L. Poole |
Best Lens for Flower Photography I have a Nikon D-100 and love to take pictures of flowers. The problem I have with my current lens, a Nikon AF Nikkor 28 -105 mm, is that if I take a picture of a lily either the flower is blurry or the stamen is blurry. I want the complete flower to be sharp. What lens would work best in doing this?
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Sharon Day |
It isn't possible in macro photography for the entire flower to be in focus with any lens.
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Margie Hurwich |
It can be...but you have to use a very small aperature. I use f/25 quite a bit. The only down size is the long shutter speed or high ISO to compensate. I own a Canon and have a 100mm macro lens. I tried a 50mm macro, but couldn't get in close enough. Can't help with a Nikon, but hope this helps.
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Jon Close |
I've seen some macro photos with very deep depth of field that were created by digitally combining several images that were taken in quick succession, each with a different point of focus on the subject. See http://www.crystalcanyons.net/Pages/TechNotes/3DMicroMacro.shtm for an example. This link is dated 2002-2003, there may be more/improved software options now.
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