Hi Mike
Here is a link to a
photo of my macro rig.
Manual exposure.
I shoot at 1/250 sec, F11, ISO100.
Autofocus, using the centre AF point.
Low speed drive at approx 3 frames per second.
Flash set to ETTL II
FEC set to -1/3 stop although this can change depending upon tones of the subject and background.
At the moment I work mostly freestyle; that is, hand held.
Sometimes I will use a monopod as a “stick” with the monopod and ADM ring on my rig clamped in my left hand to steady the rig. This technique really improves the comfort of shooting and tends to give me more keepers, as it keeps the subject matter reasonably centred without all the swaying of just unsupported handholding.
Cheers
Dennis