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Originally Posted by dpastern
1:1 (lifesize) gives you depth of field around 6mm or so from my experience. At f11. Sure, you can stop down more, but then you'll lose sharpness and resolution due to diffraction. Even more so with the smaller pixel sizes on most digital compacts. The benefits of compact digitals for macro is that the smaller sensor escapes COC (circle of confusion) as a rule.
Good shots. You'd probably have fun with a Canon MPE-65 + DSLR (gives 5:1 magnification).
Dave
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5:1 hey!!?? Nice!!
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Originally Posted by BerrieK
WOW what fantastic pics of the pointy end of an ant! Thanks for posting them, I've really enjoyed the beautiful details. Ants really are amazing creatures when you think about it.
Kerrie
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Yes, I like the details too.
I didn't think I would be able to capture, the celled eye. Thanks for your comment!