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Focus versus Rail stacking Poll

Started Jun 11, 2019 | Polls thread
deanimator Contributing Member • Posts: 719
Re: Focus versus Rail stacking Poll
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xpatUSA wrote:

deanimator wrote:

I use microscope objectives, so I don't have a choice. I HAVE to use a focus rail, in my case a Wemacro.

Thanks, I wasn't familiar with that genre. I should have made it clearer that I'm talking about simple objects like flowers, bugs, small artifacts, etc.

  1. With manual or reversed lenses, you may not be able to use autofocus.
  2. Microscope objectives allow you to get fine detail of larger objects.

I've used both lens focus and rails and they both have their place, especially for somebody on a budget.  On the other hand, after a certain point of magnification, you HAVE to move the camera or the subject.

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