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The lenses I’m usually using are 50 macro and 105.
the 105 is very very sharp in nailing focus and most of the time I’m not experiencing any real diffitulty in super macro, most of the times in Macro with the 50MC.
The real problem are my eyes 🙂
Sometimes I see my subject during the dive using the diving torch when explorating, then I switch off the diving light, I slowly approach the critter, I put my eye in the viewfinder and I’m not able anymore to make a good composition since without light I cannot see anymore colors since everything is very flat as you can imagine, isn’t just a problem of visibility, it’s more… let’s say… a “contrast” issue.
I now that can appear a very very “newbie” problem, but this is what I’m often struggling with doing macro!
After that I’m trying to mix and match my other problem… having one hand with the diving torch, seeing the subject, switch off, clip it, moving the camera in the proper position and bla bla bla this is a huge waste of time and resources since you need, at the same time, think about exposure, shutter, backgroup, strobe power and position…!
Having someting directly on the camera can help me optimizing the time.
Ex. using the diving light far from the subject and switching to a focus light with a red filter for the final approach without scaring a wary and mistrustful mediterranean grouper ready to swim away! 🙂
I’m pretty sure you’ve experienced many time that sensation damning yourself because the subject changed position or went away while you were configuring your “perfect shot” 😀
