Hi, as a new DSLR user, I would like to check with kit lens users, that I haven't got this wrong.
Is the 18-55mm kit lens not suitable for close ups and macros at 55mm and large apertures?
I've been shooting the random bug that wanders into my home, but I always end up disappointed with the fuzzyness of the pictures. Friends have advised me to use a smaller aperture, so that it's easier to manage the DOF (they thought it was a focusing problem). But I kind of like the shallow DOF effect. So today I decided to test things out. I shot close ups of my watch and a DVD box at 55mm and various aperture sizes, with my K100D sitting flat on the table, and this is what I see (these are 100% crops):
Watch at f5.6
Watch at f6.7
Watch at f8
Watch at f9.5
Is the 18-55mm kit lens not suitable for close ups and macros at 55mm and large apertures?
I've been shooting the random bug that wanders into my home, but I always end up disappointed with the fuzzyness of the pictures. Friends have advised me to use a smaller aperture, so that it's easier to manage the DOF (they thought it was a focusing problem). But I kind of like the shallow DOF effect. So today I decided to test things out. I shot close ups of my watch and a DVD box at 55mm and various aperture sizes, with my K100D sitting flat on the table, and this is what I see (these are 100% crops):
Watch at f5.6
Watch at f6.7
Watch at f8
Watch at f9.5