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Dec 7, 2023 03:22:13   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
Thank you Lamiaceae
The same with my setup !!
I can't do the math that is needed for Sippyjugs work.


You are not kidding. I have a lot of info, tables and equations from both the device manufacturer and SippyJug. I even set up spread sheets on my PC to do the calculations and the Focus Stacks still turn out wrong or bad. I have had better luck with macro doing it manually! I have 100mm, 50mm, 35mm Macro Lenses, Extension Tube Sets, Even a Bellows. It is knowing how to use the equipment that matters most.

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Dec 7, 2023 05:32:12   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Chiroman8 wrote:
All I can say is "Wow "Can' wait for your pictures to come in "


Thank you Chiroman
Pictures have been coming out for a bit over a year

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Dec 7, 2023 13:15:18   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
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.
The final addition to the "studio" br Fi... (show quote)


Very interesting set-up Frank. I like the simple arrangement for changing the background. The lighting intrigues me - there seems to be plenty of it but I don't see any shadows?? Regards, Richard.

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Dec 7, 2023 15:56:04   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Thorny Devil wrote:
Very interesting set-up Frank. I like the simple arrangement for changing the background. The lighting intrigues me - there seems to be plenty of it but I don't see any shadows?? Regards, Richard.


Thank you Richard
Need plenty of light I shoot at small Apertures f32 - f45 and I can & do scale back the lights as needed.
The over head led is for setup only and eliminates shadows which the strobes over come.
I have been using this setup for over a year making changes when I felt the need

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Dec 8, 2023 04:29:44   #
Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
Thank you Richard
Need plenty of light I shoot at small Apertures f32 - f45 and I can & do scale back the lights as needed.
The over head led is for setup only and eliminates shadows which the strobes over come.
I have been using this setup for over a year making changes when I felt the need



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Dec 8, 2023 05:18:34   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
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