I would use fully auto if i was shooting quickly. Given time I would move into Program and select the settings I want. Finally if I wanted to play with depth of field I would move onto Aperture priority and zoom level.
I always shoot RAW, unless its my phone, and process in Lightroom. (Just got a mac and looking at Aperture for the integration, anyone got experience to say what I would miss if I moved over from Lightroom?)
So to answer the question, it depends on the bug insect or bee :-)
Perhaps I should root out the pre-sets, it could be better than fully auto as at least I am telling the camera one dimension.
All that said you have a great shot of the bug in question, well done.
@jodeewatts Hi Jodee... I enjoy macro photography, and I use a Fujifilm too... (Though mines not so fancy as yours).
I always shoot in manual.
I make sure my camera has the "Macro" setting on.
I like to keep my aperture around f/5.4.
Shutterspeed of course depends hugely on the amount of light... I try not to go lower than 1/125.
I also don't like lifting my ISO higher than 200.
I also normally try taking at least one photo with flash fired, as this can sometimes bring out the best, but it doesn't always work!
I took this shot today, and apart from a light crop, it's sooc!
@jodeewatts - Hi Jodee, the 365 Project was the greatest thing for my macro skills. Here is a brief summary.
3 years ago, I was afraid of using the flash, I always had my lens set to the lowest f-stop possible, e.g. f3.5 and my hands shake a little so I always ended up with crappy shots. I only used my 35mm macro.
Fast forward to today.
My goto setup is my 35mm attached to my 2x converter giving me 70mm at f7.0 but I now use a ring flash and I always fire off a few shots at f18 or even f22. And then a few shots back at f7.0 without the flash but making sure the camera is steady. No tripod, but I use the ground, some timber, a table, the bonnet of my car to rest the camera body or the edge of the ring flash on, so movement is minimal.
I set my WB to auto and I set the focus to Auto (but I can override that). So I will half depress to get focus and then I will tweak it a touch with my eyesight guiding me.
Oh and Olympus have two macro settings on their point and shoots, they have macro and supermacro and their supermacro setting has always been impressive. See this shot from last week.
Again, the camera body was resting on the end of the pipe so a steady camera is so important for macro shots.
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I always shoot RAW, unless its my phone, and process in Lightroom. (Just got a mac and looking at Aperture for the integration, anyone got experience to say what I would miss if I moved over from Lightroom?)
So to answer the question, it depends on the bug insect or bee :-)
Perhaps I should root out the pre-sets, it could be better than fully auto as at least I am telling the camera one dimension.
All that said you have a great shot of the bug in question, well done.
I always shoot in manual.
I make sure my camera has the "Macro" setting on.
I like to keep my aperture around f/5.4.
Shutterspeed of course depends hugely on the amount of light... I try not to go lower than 1/125.
I also don't like lifting my ISO higher than 200.
I also normally try taking at least one photo with flash fired, as this can sometimes bring out the best, but it doesn't always work!
I took this shot today, and apart from a light crop, it's sooc!
3 years ago, I was afraid of using the flash, I always had my lens set to the lowest f-stop possible, e.g. f3.5 and my hands shake a little so I always ended up with crappy shots. I only used my 35mm macro.
Fast forward to today.
My goto setup is my 35mm attached to my 2x converter giving me 70mm at f7.0 but I now use a ring flash and I always fire off a few shots at f18 or even f22. And then a few shots back at f7.0 without the flash but making sure the camera is steady. No tripod, but I use the ground, some timber, a table, the bonnet of my car to rest the camera body or the edge of the ring flash on, so movement is minimal.
I set my WB to auto and I set the focus to Auto (but I can override that). So I will half depress to get focus and then I will tweak it a touch with my eyesight guiding me.
And the eyes are important in your subject.
Yesterday was my last macro session.
Again, the camera body was resting on the end of the pipe so a steady camera is so important for macro shots.