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Equipment for extreme macro

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c h u n k
c h u n k Senior Member • Posts: 2,042
Re: Some notes from a workshop I gave

oneofone25 wrote:

c h u n k wrote:

oneofone25 wrote:

c h u n k wrote:

Both of my cameras automate focus brackets up to 999 shots. I dont have any objectives but Ive seen plenty done with 10x objectives. I was just going over work with a guy that was shooting 8x in the field with a manual rail and the stacks were flawless. He said over that, he needs automated rails. I see some focus banding in some of your higher mag shots, presumably bc you are bracketing with focus rather than using rails in them. Its been my understanding that beyond 2 or 3x, using focus becomes much worse but I dont have a ton of experience. I did an 70 shot stack of an old RAM stick on my R7 last night and it was pretty flawless, but it was just at 1:1. The issue with bracketing on my camera is that you cant simultaneously use flash. Its all electronic shutter and electronic shutter doesnt allow for flash. Not sure if Olympus is same for in body stacks?

I am not saying it is the sharpest, but I do believe it is the most efficient and provides good enough results to compete with other systems....

Its more than good enough and your shots prove that. You make strong photos and I dont say that unless I really think it. I says it likes I sees it :). But your use case scenarios is a very narrow range within the infinite world of photography. That is my point. If someone is asking for a great tool to connect 2 boards, an obvious answer would be hammer and hammers are a pretty perfect tool for what they do, but if he needs to use glue and screws, a hammer suddenly isnt that great of an option

I do agree with you though. thank you for your post...

Cheers!

I never use a flash so I am not sure. I will have to find out!

I appreciate your thoughts...I will have to relook at my shots and look for the banding as I try to avoid that by shooting 1/10 for my step size rather than anything else. I do 2/10 sometimes with snowflakes so I can get them before they melt. That works for the Raynox 250 being attached but not the Raynox 202.

Can I ask what you use to light in studio? Specifically some of your jumper shots. They looked like flash. Im shopping for some led panels I can mount at end of lenses on arms. Ganna be tricky....unless I find someone who has solved it already hint hint

I use the GODOX 126LED on my hotshoe with a cheap flex diffuser between it and my subject. That's why you see the round white shape in the eyes of my jumpers.

Flex diffuser? Yes, it was the catchlights I noticed that made me think it was a standard comcave style diffuser. I will check out that light. Ive seen some people mount 2 on arms and get good results.

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