Hi, have a newbie question which I hope to get some feedback on..
I'm aware of how to control depth of field, but wondering for macro photography, is it more preferred to go for a smaller sensor size like micro4/3 instead of nex system for handheld shots? An example of a subject is a small flower (e.g. size of a 5 cent coin or smaller) with outward folding petals.
My issue is that while I can get a decent result with a macro lens, the depth of field is just too shallow and thus control is insufficient to me. Of course, if I have time to set up a shot with tripod and spot focus mode, this solves it, but handheld is often the choice especially for travel.
How do any of you solve this in the field?
(i) Use smaller aperature (higher than f/8?) and trade-off sharpness? (usually have to resort to higher iso as shutter limited by hand shake) but even then usually not enough.
(ii) Use non-macro lens to shoot from further away and crop? (assuming we are ok to trade off some detail)
(ii) Carry second camera like micro4/3.. or something like a rx100?
I'm aware of how to control depth of field, but wondering for macro photography, is it more preferred to go for a smaller sensor size like micro4/3 instead of nex system for handheld shots? An example of a subject is a small flower (e.g. size of a 5 cent coin or smaller) with outward folding petals.
My issue is that while I can get a decent result with a macro lens, the depth of field is just too shallow and thus control is insufficient to me. Of course, if I have time to set up a shot with tripod and spot focus mode, this solves it, but handheld is often the choice especially for travel.
How do any of you solve this in the field?
(i) Use smaller aperature (higher than f/8?) and trade-off sharpness? (usually have to resort to higher iso as shutter limited by hand shake) but even then usually not enough.
(ii) Use non-macro lens to shoot from further away and crop? (assuming we are ok to trade off some detail)
(ii) Carry second camera like micro4/3.. or something like a rx100?
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