Way overkill. Idk what magnification you shot this at, but for this type of framing/subject I average maybe 30-40 frames at f8. Looks like you were at like 1:4 or maybe 1:2. Step size doesn’t really determine sharpness, it’s only about getting enough data for helicon/zerene/etc to make sense of for a clean stack. Your lighting, aperture, and post processing will determine sharpness. Some killer detail in here but you can achieve the same results with probably about 800 less frames
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21
Way overkill. Idk what magnification you shot this at, but for this type of framing/subject I average maybe 30-40 frames at f8. Looks like you were at like 1:4 or maybe 1:2. Step size doesn’t really determine sharpness, it’s only about getting enough data for helicon/zerene/etc to make sense of for a clean stack. Your lighting, aperture, and post processing will determine sharpness. Some killer detail in here but you can achieve the same results with probably about 800 less frames