The Macro Studio finally finished
Dec 5, 2023 09:41:06 #
The final addition to the "studio"
First: My setup will not make the small slices That Sippy Jug gets, and it was not intended too, But it does allow me to get sharper images of the subjects I shoot!!!
The reason for this setup was I am lazy 😉 and I want to be able to make changes easier when I am setting up a shot without getting up to move the subject manually.
This should be my last change, in the other post I had a small lightweight cross slide "milling" table supporting the. Camera with a nikkor 200mm f4 macro lens, due to the weight of the rig the milling table adjustments would bind.
And I thank Sippyjug for putting me on to the table because it work and was in my price range.
The rail in the photograph retails for $419 and is OVER KILL, but it is stable and I now have electronic control over all of the movements for the camera. I did find this rail on Facebook Market Place for $100 and a 140 mile round trip!!
I did replace the had wheel with a stepper motor for approx,$40 and a couple of hours labor.
I put the final touches on this at 4:30 this morning
The controller is the little white box on the left of the bench, I gives me fore and aft , left and right movements and allows me to rotate the subject CW or CCW.
The little controller on the right controls the Fore and aft, left & right and up & down movements of the "stage".
Plus manual coarse movements of the stage.
First: My setup will not make the small slices That Sippy Jug gets, and it was not intended too, But it does allow me to get sharper images of the subjects I shoot!!!
The reason for this setup was I am lazy 😉 and I want to be able to make changes easier when I am setting up a shot without getting up to move the subject manually.
This should be my last change, in the other post I had a small lightweight cross slide "milling" table supporting the. Camera with a nikkor 200mm f4 macro lens, due to the weight of the rig the milling table adjustments would bind.
And I thank Sippyjug for putting me on to the table because it work and was in my price range.
The rail in the photograph retails for $419 and is OVER KILL, but it is stable and I now have electronic control over all of the movements for the camera. I did find this rail on Facebook Market Place for $100 and a 140 mile round trip!!
I did replace the had wheel with a stepper motor for approx,$40 and a couple of hours labor.
I put the final touches on this at 4:30 this morning
The controller is the little white box on the left of the bench, I gives me fore and aft , left and right movements and allows me to rotate the subject CW or CCW.
The little controller on the right controls the Fore and aft, left & right and up & down movements of the "stage".
Plus manual coarse movements of the stage.
Dec 5, 2023 10:01:17 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
The final addition to the "studio" br Fi... (show quote)
Wow, what a set up! Can't wait to see your creative work.
Dec 5, 2023 10:01:42 #
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Dec 5, 2023 10:20:10 #
That is one complex setup, Frank. Can't wait to see the results you get with it.
Dec 5, 2023 10:28:13 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Wow, what a set up! Can't wait to see your creative work.
Thank you Jim
We might have to wait for spring🙁
Dec 5, 2023 10:28:46 #
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Dec 5, 2023 10:30:31 #
kpmac wrote:
That is one complex setup, Frank. Can't wait to see the results you get with it.
Thank you Ken
And now you see how crappy that "Beautiful" back ground really is
But you have been seeing my work This last addition makes everything easier.
The hardest part was keeping the cost down, the rest was fun, and exercised my my mind.
Dec 5, 2023 11:33:00 #
Look'n good..REAL good..! I like the Nikon D810 and the Nikkor 200mm macro combination for the quality of image it produces and the comfortable working distance for illumination.
I have no doubt whatsoever that your digital motorized focus rail is "Built Ford Tough" as the commercial said. I'm impressed with your mastery of the electronics that make it all work together. Bravo on a job well done..!
I have no doubt whatsoever that your digital motorized focus rail is "Built Ford Tough" as the commercial said. I'm impressed with your mastery of the electronics that make it all work together. Bravo on a job well done..!
Dec 5, 2023 12:27:40 #
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Dec 5, 2023 12:31:35 #
Great concept, design and build Frank. You’ll surely enjoy many creative hours tweaking and fine tuning the setup and producing fine photos of many little subjects.
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Dec 5, 2023 13:01:46 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Look'n good..REAL good..! I like the Nikon D810 and the Nikkor 200mm macro combination for the quality of image it produces and the comfortable working distance for illumination.
I have no doubt whatsoever that your digital motorized focus rail is "Built Ford Tough" as the commercial said. I'm impressed with your mastery of the electronics that make it all work together. Bravo on a job well done..!
I have no doubt whatsoever that your digital motorized focus rail is "Built Ford Tough" as the commercial said. I'm impressed with your mastery of the electronics that make it all work together. Bravo on a job well done..!
Thank you Sippy
No mastery !!! I just used what I knew would work one direction and made it work in another direction.
All the CNC router shit is plug and play and multiple guess
Dec 5, 2023 13:02:19 #
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