The following was a response to Kim Grant’s video, Ready To Learn Something New, back in March, 2023. I thought I would post it here as well.

Fortuitous timing for this video. I got a new lens yesterday afternoon (Canon RF 70-200mm ƒ/4) and took it outside to do some test shots at sunset. As I was coming back in the house I saw some nice close-up subjects (dried flowers) in our dormant garden which I wanted to test the lens with, but the light was failing. A short time later I watched your video. This morning I went out early, while the garden was still in the shade (-8°C), and photographed the dried flowers.

I have only had my Canon EOS R6 Mark II a few months, and while I recalled it had auto focus bracketing, I didn’t know it could do in-camera focus stacking! It worked amazingly! It was so nice to see the final results on the screen so I could make adjustments on the fly.

I still have the raw files for more in-depth processing, but the focus stacked JPEGs were good enough for quick sharing. I’ve used focus stacking before, but just learned how to do it in-camera. That’s a feature I will also certainly be using again!

JPEGs from the in-camera focus-stacking function of the Canon R6 Mark II, processed to taste in Adobe Lightroom…