WANTED Macro Focus rail slider
Anyone out there got one for sale .
I have the one Phil has linked to - used it several years, and as he says, works perfectly.
Are you sure that you want this item. Some while ago, after buying a good Macro lens, I considered a Macro slider but soon picked up advice that a good alternative would be remote control. So I bought Helicon Remote software which I have used since. It controls the camera and can capture focus stack sets as well as HDR sets. At that time I had a cable connection between my camera and my HUDL tablet. I now have a new DSLR 5D4 which has HiFi so can now control the camera with Helicon Remote using WiFi. So I can place the camera on a bean bag, say. I can then manually set the front focus point using the large live view on my iPad. I can store that then manually move the focus with precision on Helicon Remote to find the back focus point. Helicon will calculate the number of exposure needed for the aperture set then capture the set as required. I then combine the set normally using PS now but I used to use the free Combine ZP. I am glad I chose this arrangement as I plan to capture birds in my garden by pre-focusing my camera on a target branch and firing the shutter from in my house. You may find a review on Helicon Remote v Macro focus rail.
Quote:Are you sure that you want this item. Some while ago, after buying a good Macro lens, I considered a Macro slider but soon picked up advice that a good alternative would be remote control. So I bought Helicon Remote software which I have used since. It controls the camera and can capture focus stack sets as well as HDR sets. At that time I had a cable connection between my camera and my HUDL tablet. I now have a new DSLR 5D4 which has HiFi so can now control the camera with Helicon Remote using WiFi. So I can place the camera on a bean bag, say. I can then manually set the front focus point using the large live view on my iPad. I can store that then manually move the focus with precision on Helicon Remote to find the back focus point. Helicon will calculate the number of exposure needed for the aperture set then capture the set as required. I then combine the set normally using PS now but I used to use the free Combine ZP. I am glad I chose this arrangement as I plan to capture birds in my garden by pre-focusing my camera on a target branch and firing the shutter from in my house. You may find a review on Helicon Remote v Macro focus rail.
The drawback with Helicon Remote is that it only supports Canon and Nikon cameras...
I use Helicon Remote albeit with a motorised rail and it works well for Canon and Nikon however because it uses the lens focus motor can only be used with AF lenses and with a little bit of tweaking to the parameters, extension tubes.
My personal preference would be for a worm/lead drive as they are more accurate than the rack and pinion drive on the rail linked to, also you don't really need 4 way a simple 2 way will work well and be more stable, again you can get worm drive rails from that famous shopping site.
My personal preference would be for a worm/lead drive as they are more accurate than the rack and pinion drive on the rail linked to, also you don't really need 4 way a simple 2 way will work well and be more stable, again you can get worm drive rails from that famous shopping site.
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The drawback with Helicon Remote is that it only supports Canon and Nikon cameras...
Is there anything other than Canon & Nikon?
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The drawback with Helicon Remote is that it only supports Canon and Nikon cameras...
Is there anything other than Canon & Nikon?
Hehe! Yes, there's lots more, but you keep those blinkers on, Dave and leave the exciting camera gear to us others.
Fuji-user and proud.
