Was wondering if you guys are using focus ring when shooting macro, let’s say for example with 105mm or 85mm.

Until now was not using but I was thinking in buying one.🤔

Thanks

Why ? It is allready difficult to make (nice ans good) macro with autofocus... manual.... euh... not for me.

Can you explain the possible benefit of a focus ring ?

Sometimes when I am at minimum focus distance maybe it would be useful to have a focus gear, not for using only focus gear and not AF obviously but for an extra help.

Or for example to focus at the minimum distance manually and work from there, without having to AF at some element.

I know that you can always move a little bit.

I have never used a focus gear but I suppose that if the focus gear exists in the market it would be for some use. That’s why I was asking if people are using it.

I have a buddy that likes to use some exotic manual focus lenses from LensBaby. I think 56mm and 24mm. He used them with out a focus ring for a while, but then i got a 3d printer and made a few zoom rings for myself. Pretty soon i was able to make focus rings for his lenses. There are none made or sold for these lenses, so it's the only way to go.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Dave_Hicks

It can be hard to tell if you re 1:1 and a regular DSLR type lens you can wind it out there and then move in on the subject knowing you re at max magnification. With AF it can be fiddly to get there as i=you could drift inside min focus. Not all mirrorless lenses work this - the Olympus 60mm macro focus just keeps turning with no stop at minimum and it's also slow to change focus. It depends on which particular macro lens you are using. Some camera systems have full time manual focus in AF which would be ideal, switching back and forth between MF and AF.