Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
As we all know one of the biggest problems with macro photography is the small DOF. As an example shooting a 100mm focal length from 2ft at f8 gives a DOF behind the subject of just 0.19". With longer focal lengths the problem gets even worst - 150mm focal length from 2ft at f8 gives just 0.07" in focus behind the subject. Doubling the f stop will double the in-focus distance.
For anyone who is interested there is a useful on-line calculator HERE
For anyone who is interested there is a useful on-line calculator HERE