April 2020

Camera – Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 Bridge Camera Focal Distance – 277mm – 1556mm equivalent for FF and 972mm for A-PSC Settings – f/8 1/400 sec. ISO-100 Focus Stacked – 9 Frames in ZS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 doesn’t support RAW files so I had to add the colours in post. Focus stacked in Zerene Stacker & edited [...]

Camera – Canon M6 Lens – 420-800mm ( no brand ) Focal Distance – 800mm Settings – f/0 1/400 sec. ISO-500 Focus Stacked – 26 Frames in ZS

Anyone interested in macro photography has seen – at least once, that in order to achieve true macro, your subject must have a real life reproduction size of at least 1:1 magnification ratio. But what does that actually mean and how do you figure out the actual magnification of your photo ? Magnification is one [...]

There seems to be quite a lot of confusion when it comes to determining what is a Closeup Photography, what is Macro Photography and what is Micro Photography. I was able to find some information on that topic online… but some of it wasn’t exactly accurate and I didn’t find a video that explains the [...]

There are two ways of measuring macro magnification – in Camera or in Photoshop. The most important thing about magnification is that it’s directly related to the size of your camera sensor. The point when you reach true 1:1 macro magnification, will vary depending on the camera you use. In order to accurately measure your [...]

There are two ways of measuring macro magnification – in Camera or in Photoshop. A lot of people are familiar with the way to measure magnification in camera. Many even believe that all you need to do is snap a photo of a ruler… But they are missing the most important thing – magnification is [...]