Hi,
I love to take close up photos with my P530 but seem to have about a 50/50 success rate. The failures are unusable but the successes can be very sharp indeed!
As a result I tend to take LOTS of photos of any single subject to improve chances of success but, obviously, I would like to reduce this by picking up any handy tips I can!
I have posted some examples of these extremes (hopefully) to illustrate what I mean.
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What I'd really like to know is...are there tricks, and I'm mostly using Auto mode with the Macro enabled, to getting your subject in focus quickly. Sometimes it happens straight away and other times I can be half pressing the button a zillion times before the foreground subject will snap into focus. This can be quite frustrating and means I've missed out on some lovely shots in the past!
I know with a "proper" camera you can manual focus but I'm not sure if this is possible with my bridge camera?
Also, I'm aware for true macro I would need a DSLR and a dedicated macro lens but I simply don't have that sort of money at the moment. What I'm trying to find out is how to make the best of what I have and be able to achieve it more consistently.
I am particularly interested in the focussing issue as I find this very perplexing!
Any advice (other than "buy a macro lens") will be gratefully received.
Thanks
Mark