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* Download and install ControlMyNikon. | * Download and install ControlMyNikon. | ||
* Set the camera lens to Automatic focus mode. | * Set the camera lens to Automatic focus mode. | ||
+ | * Set the camera body to Automatic focus mode also. | ||
* Connect camera to computer with a USB cable and turn it on. | * Connect camera to computer with a USB cable and turn it on. | ||
* If Windows offers to run other programs, hit Cancel. | * If Windows offers to run other programs, hit Cancel. | ||
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===== Choosing Good Step Size and Number of Slices ===== | ===== Choosing Good Step Size and Number of Slices ===== | ||
- | The step size per slice depends on your lens and settings. At f/16, 100 steps per slice is a good value for initial testing. | + | The step size per slice depends on your lens and settings. At f/16, a step size of 100 per slice is a good value for initial testing. |
Here is a good procedure for getting a better value: | Here is a good procedure for getting a better value: | ||
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- | * Once you know a good step size for one aperture, then you can calculate step sizes for other apertures because they're proportional to the f-number. For example if you can use 80 steps at f/8, then use 160 steps for f/16 but only 56 steps at f/5.6. In this case the number of steps is just 10 times the f-number. The multiplier will be different for other lenses and for different focal lengths with a zoom lens. | + | * Once you know a good step size for one aperture, then you can calculate step sizes for other apertures because they're proportional to the f-number. For example if you can use a step size of 80 at f/8, then use step size 160 for f/16 but only step size 56 at f/5.6. In this case the step size is just 10 times the f-number. The multiplier will be different for other lenses and for different focal lengths with a zoom lens. |
Now, to determine the number of slices: | Now, to determine the number of slices: |