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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 4561384, member: 87737&quot;]I really could go on and on, but I&#039;ll start with this -</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>USE THE SELF TIMER. Even on a tripod, pressing the shutter button is enough to cause a vibration that will translate to blurry images. The 2-second timer is usually enough.</li> <li>I believe the &#039;sweet spot&#039; for your lens is f/8, I&#039;d suggest trying that. (a search on Nikon forums will confirm or dispute this, could be f/5.6 or f/11) <br /> </li> <li>Minimum focusing distance. Give yourself some room, and without question focus manually, using live view (10x if Nikon has it, I&#039;m a Canon guy)</li> <li>Use the lowest ISO your camera allows, and adjust your exposure time to compensate, not your f/stop.</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>I use an older Canon 50D, and a medium format Mamiya 120mm f/4 manual focus lens with either 2 Walmart LED desk lamps, or a ringlight (depends on my mood, and if the lamps are producing what I want), liveview 10x, 2sec timer on a solid tripod. I shoot in RAW only.</p><p><br /></p><p>I shot this last night with the desk lamps (not happy, going to re-shoot), it&#039;s a 100% crop of the reverse of a Norfolk commemorative. No adjustments have been made, other then jpeg conversion from RAW. I&#039;d say its pretty sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1129090[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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