Digital Camera World

The focus stack endgame

Last issue, we shot a focus stack using a macro lens and a Nisi NM-200 focusing rail. This month, we’re going to show you how to edit multiple captures together using a combination of Lightroom andas you can and then merge them together for a far more in-focused composite image that is sharper, has a deeper depth of field and crisper lines than you would ever capture in the camera with just a single image. So read on to see how it’s done…

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