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Plus 1 on this. I use my own movement to focus when doing macro on land and in water as the DOF is very shallow.Focus is very difficult at those magnifications. Best practice is to get close in focus, then rock back and forth for the final sharp focus.
It is still only a 0.5Mp image, 800x600. And may actually be sharp, but I can't tell. Try cropping the face of the guy on the right and upload a full resolution version.
What is the smallest aperture on your lens? If f/11, then that is a problem.
Focus is very difficult at those magnifications. Best practice is to get close in focus, then rock back and forth for the final sharp focus.
Were you zoomed all the way in when taking these? Have you tried to find a similarly sized small detailed object and tried to produce acceptable results in the controlled environment of your home?
Because you are using the camera's smallest f-stop you may be diffraction limited. Try shooting a coin at home at f/11, f/8, and f/5.6. You lose depth-of-field, but gain sharpness.
Let us know how it goes!oh i see. so if i were to shot at a larger aperture i should be able to get a sharper facial shot but may lose focus on the body and other objects at a different plan? Thanks mate will try what you suggested with the coin and see what i get. thanks!