>> One of the big issues with macro photography is the narrow
>> depth of field.  Is there any software that will take a stack of images,
>> each at a slightly different focal point and extract the sharpest
>> areas and assemble one image with greater depth of field?
>> I've been taking some macro shots where I get several focal
>> points with different parts of the subject in focus, then merging
>> the images in photoshop.  It is tedious and seems ideal
>> for software.

> Yes! I just read about this a couple of days ago. Downloaded it, haven't
> tried it out yet.

> http://www.heliconfocus.com/