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[–] cajual 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago  (edited ago)

A trick for your next attempt:

  1. Disconnect your lens from your camera.
  2. Manually open the shutter.
  3. Set the exposure to +1-+2. Many cameras don't allow you to edit exposure with the lens off. Set your ISO to something higher, like 400.
  4. Hold the lens very close in front of the camera where it would lock in.
  5. Set the shutter speed to something extremely quick so the movement doesn't affect the image, like 1/250. This is why the ISO is so high.
  6. Adjust white balance to florescent.
  7. Boom, instant depth of field over short distances, like a macro lens. You can make tilt shift images this way.

Tl;dr - My easy 3 step trick got out of hand.

Edit - Or just buy a macro lens, whatever.

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[–] Ahmrael 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Set the aperture to something extremely quick so the movement doesn't affect the image, like 1/250.

I believe you mean shutter speed. The aperture deals with how much light is allowed in and has a direct correlation with exposure.

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[–] cajual 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hey my bad, I was totally thinking ISO at the time. If you set your ISO higher to something like 400 and your shutter speed to 1/250 it will work better. I'll fix my original post.

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[–] TThor 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Although if one were looking to create small depth of field and use a fast shutter speed, the widest aperture would be the best way to go (and plus for lenses without manual aperture control, the widest aperture is default with the lens off the body)

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[–] Aspenforest ago 

That is a very scientific explanation. One does what one must, because, one can.