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Looking for a better way of focus bracketing, either automated rail or camera w/ built in bracketing

Started Aug 26, 2021 | Questions thread
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Saabster Regular Member • Posts: 431
Looking for a better way of focus bracketing, either automated rail or camera w/ built in bracketing

Hi all,

Here's my dilemma,  I'm tired of trying to do focus stacking with my manual 4 Way  macro rail and Pentax K-1/Laowa 2.5x-5x lens. The camera/Lens is too heavy to move smoothly and it's hard to get a consistent set of images.

I've been looking at automated rails and they're  a bit pricy, and I was considering a used camera with built in focus bracketing as an alternative. Something like an Olympus E-M1 (mk1) or EM-5. I've seen a few of those going for decent prices for the body only, and then I need to figure out a lens.

What is the best way to go forward, a camera with inbody focus bracketing or an automated rail. I'm trying to do this as inexpensively as possible.

Thanks

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