Focus stacked Pen F

[pdk42]

60mm macro. Shot wide open (and hand held) with focus stacking on the E-M1ii:


Pen-F by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

[philjay]

Re: Focus stacked Pen F

Thats nice Paul, I really must sort a lens out thats compatible with the focus stacking to give my Mk1 EM 1 with latest update a try out.

[pdk42]

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It's a great feature. Whilst this isn't much of a shot really, it does show quite well how focus stacking can deliver images that would be impossible with a stopped-down lens (even if you could stop it down enough). Note how the whole camera from back to front is is focus and yet the keyboard only a little behind is totally blurred. That's because it's a stack of images shot at f2.8. If I had stopped down enough to get the whole camera in DOF in a single shot, the keyboard would have been much less blurred.

Wonderful things Oly cameras!

[Phill D]

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That's certainly worked very well Paul. Impressive it can do that hand held. Does it work with other lenses as well as the 60mm macro? I ask as I don't have one of those . Well not yet anyway

[pdk42]

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Focus bracketing works with most, if not all, u43 lenses. You can then stack later in PP. Helicon Focus is excellent, but it costs (but much less than a lens):

http://www.heliconsoft.com/helicon-focus-licenses-swreg/

Picolay does the same thing and it's free, but the results are not as consistent and it's a bit hard to use:

http://www.picolay.de/

Focus stacking (stacked in camera) is easier and quicker, but all you get is a JPEG. For that you need one of the supported lenses:

M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 30mm F3.5 Macro.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm F2.8 Macro.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO.

I think the rationale is that stacking needs info on focus breathing (magnification changes during focus) which is only supported in certain lenses.

[Internaut]

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That's very 3D looking. Nicely done.

[alfbranch]

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Nice shot Paul but it needs a better background IMO.

[pdk42]

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Nice shot Paul but it needs a better background IMO.

I know Alf - it's just a grab shot TBH. I was uploading files from the memory card and had the E-M1ii with the 60mm macro attached so just thought I'd give it a go at focus stacking on such a large object (!). It's more of interest from the focus-stacking perspective than for its art!

[Phill D]

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Thanks for the info Paul. It's made me realise how few Oly lenses I have but I'd have a hard job convincing the missus of that
Will have to give stacking a go.

[alfbranch]

Re: Focus stacked Pen F

I know Alf - it's just a grab shot TBH. I was uploading files from the memory card and had the E-M1ii with the 60mm macro attached so just thought I'd give it a go at focus stacking on such a large object (!). It's more of interest from the focus-stacking perspective than for its art!

I need to have a go at some stacking in camera.


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