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Aug 30, 2012 18:22:56   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
naturelover wrote:
I'm new here. What is a macro focusing rail?
Clicker2014 wrote:
raymondh wrote:
These were handheld. I let my daughter borrow my tripod for her vacation & haven't got it back yet. Reason I posed the question was I thought I read somewhere that you wouldn't get a lot of benefit using extension tubes on a Macro lens. I appreciate your comments. Not to try your patience, here's a couple more tightly cropped version's I took Saturday while she was munching on a moth. I thought the detail wasn't too bad, but like you say, we're always trying to hit one out of the park.


You did very well for hand held! Great job :-) Below is a link to someone who used the extension tube on his macro lens on the dew on a spider web! Now that is a WOW factor! LOL! Good luck and I look forward to seeing how you do! I will do the same when I get mine....I do know it will take a bit of practice....I also purchased a macro rail through amazon a long time ago and still am yet to use it! I think that when I get the extension tubes this is going to come in REALLY handy! LOL!
http://www.amazon.com/Adorama-Budget-Focusing-Control-Photography/dp/B0002ER2WI

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leepictures/2038587600/
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It's an adjustable mechanism that you put between your tripod and your camera which allows you to adjust the distance between your lens and your subject in precise increments. You may have to copy the link below and paste it into your browser so you can see some pictures of focus rails. Either that or google "macro focus rails" with the parenthesis:

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22macro+focusing+rail%22&oq=%22macro+focusing+rail%22&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.12097.12097.2.15434.1.1.0.0.0.0.49.49.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.UyPN6dpar68&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=fe97cc68227e2ceb&biw=1920&bih=1017

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Sep 8, 2012 22:07:34   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Removing the security "s" allows URL to become active:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22macro+focusing+rail%22&oq=%22macro+focusing+rail%22&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.12097.12097.2.15434.1.1.0.0.0.0.49.49.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.UyPN6dpar68&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=fe97cc68227e2ceb&biw=1920&bih=1017

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Sep 14, 2012 08:48:15   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Love the macro photos and totally agree with all the advice given you by everyone.

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