Why does everyone say you need a tripod to shoot macro?

[lputman]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

This works, too.

That's funny

[Asriel]

Well i don't use tripod all the time when shooting macro. Practice is the key

[aprillove20]

I agree with Sparda and some good points to bring up.

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

Why would you make this statement? Its clearly not true. As has been shown on here several times, you don't need a tripod at all. It's useful for holding your camera if you can't. But other than that, I never use one.

Having a shutter speed at double the focal length will ensure that there is no camera motion. Or, using a flash as the main light source means that you have an effective shutter speed near 1/10,000 of a sec. There isn't going to be any camera motion there.

Why exactly would we need a tripod? And best results are quite subjective. What are you trying to take a picture of? If you want camera motion blur in it, then a tripod is doing the opposite of what you want.



5 shots, handheld, focus stacked in PS, toned in Oloneo.

If you had of used a tripod and focus rail you might not have had missing bits of focus in that though. Handheld stacks rarely hold up to close inspection.....mines would be no better