| i have a canon sd630, a10 (old school!) and a rebel. make use of the macro function of your camera, canon has a really good digital macro setting that'll give you the depth of field you want, and you get so close to the subject, it'll be easier to focus. this effectively eliminates having to know about fstops and iso settings for people who'd just rather not have all those numbers bouncing around in their heads, or that are lazy (like me! :P) plus canon cameras actually give you a higher dpi (dot per inch) image when you use macro and it makes for potentially larger prints, if you have photo editing sofware, or at least higher res prints which look more crisp.
i also use the focusing trick, usually with my hand, because i'm too lazy and impulsive to make up a card. |