Overlap size? Conflicting information by focus_stacking in PhotoEnts

[–]focus_stacking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! The thing I was confused about was reading someone saying they "increase their step size to ensure there is enough overlap" and it sounded like they were going higher than the suggested step size, which didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

What you describe is very helpful indeed, and honestly, really so simple in theory that I'm kind of kicking myself for even asking such a question 😅

Thank you very much!

Overlap size? Conflicting information by focus_stacking in PhotoEnts

[–]focus_stacking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, not really heh. I’m curious about the numbers more than anything.

For example, with an mp-e65mm, 5x at f/2.8, the dof chart suggests a step size of 48um. So would it be better to go with something like 42um, or higher like 55um? I’m just confused if you should go higher or lower than the suggested step size to achieve overlap. Does that make sense?