This may not be the right place but I wanted to post here since its dealing with a digital slr and macro lens. I just got a Sigma 105mm EX Macro lens and it seems like I cannot get my entire subject in focus. I know that this will be characteristic to a certain extent depending on how deep the subject extends into the background but for example this fly image, the feet and the wing tip are not in focus. Is this characteristic of macro lenses?
I don't know for what settings you were using on this picture, so I can't say for sure. But the depth of field in macro work can be extremely small. Amazingly small. From what I understand, f22 is not an uncommon setting to try to increase the DOF as much as possible.
What you show here is smaller than I would expect, but I am no macro expert by any means. You might want to post the question in a forum which regularly shows macro work (since there doesn't seem to be a dedicated macro forum.) Someone who does macro work might be able to give you more info.
Eric
[QUOTE=eric s]I don't know for what settings you were using on this picture, so I can't say for sure. But the depth of field in macro work can be extremely small. Amazingly small. From what I understand, f22 is not an uncommon setting to try to increase the DOF as much as possible.
What you show here is smaller than I would expect, but I am no macro expert by any means. You might want to post the question in a forum which regularly shows macro work (since there doesn't seem to be a dedicated macro forum.) Someone who does macro work might be able to give you more info.
Eric[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the response Eric. I will try to find somewhere to post this. I was using f5 - 1/400 on this shot. I guess I could have stood to make some adjustments.