"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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But getting down to slight side-to-side movement is already reducing
the shake to within practical limits, since plant photography
usually
likes a wide aperture and hence high shutter speed.

Why do you suggest that plant photography usually likes a wide
aperture?

Less dof ? Good for isolating the subject if it's in situ with others I
suppose. This depends on your style though and the shooting conditions and
the length of your lens and the light and the ...
However, at high macros you need at the dof you can get and even the
narrowest aperture is often not enough as at high magnification the dof will
be paper thin even then. Then again, I doubt most photographers are obsessed
with making three millimetre wide flowers look like large roses. ;-) !


Rachael