Macro lens aperture

posted on 07:45 AM on Thursday 22 August 2024

I really like macro photography as they reveal a world which is not obvious. As the depth of field is very limited in this situation, small apertures are a good thing. However the amount of light and diffraction is a problem at small apertures.

So I typically try to keep to about f5.6 or so. But looking at the Olympus 60mm macro lens that I use, it appears that I can go smaller.

Seems that up to f11, I am still getting reasonable resolutions.

Information from:

https://www.lenstip.com/356.4-Lens_review-Olympus_M.Zuiko_Digital_60_mm_f_2.8_ED_Macro_Image_resolution.html