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<p>[QUOTE="robec, post: 1933841, member: 19094"]I use a Canon, so some of your settings you mentioned like -5, -10, etc. I'm not familiar with. I assume you are using an auto focus feature. I think that may be your biggest problem. If you have the camera tethered to your computer you should be able to see and achieve a much sharper focus manually. There could be any number of things that would hinder the image result using autofocus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use f5.6 much more often than f8. Exposure depends on the coin, but it seems I'm mostly at +1/3 - +2/3. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also like the 105mm Macro. I have a 100 and 180, but find myself using and liking the 100 much more than the 180.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't looked through the viewfinder in at least a year. Live view through tethering lets you see a large live image on your computer monitor, the way it will look when you snap the photo. You can do any adjustment with exposure, or any of the camera's settings and see the results live as well as manual focus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robec, post: 1933841, member: 19094"]I use a Canon, so some of your settings you mentioned like -5, -10, etc. I'm not familiar with. I assume you are using an auto focus feature. I think that may be your biggest problem. If you have the camera tethered to your computer you should be able to see and achieve a much sharper focus manually. There could be any number of things that would hinder the image result using autofocus. I use f5.6 much more often than f8. Exposure depends on the coin, but it seems I'm mostly at +1/3 - +2/3. I also like the 105mm Macro. I have a 100 and 180, but find myself using and liking the 100 much more than the 180. I haven't looked through the viewfinder in at least a year. Live view through tethering lets you see a large live image on your computer monitor, the way it will look when you snap the photo. You can do any adjustment with exposure, or any of the camera's settings and see the results live as well as manual focus.[/QUOTE]
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