Gerbera Daisy 6 FOCUS STACK
Feb 10, 2013 12:15:12 #
Feb 10, 2013 12:56:33 #
I like it.
I'm gonna give Zerene a trial spin... but I'm waiting until I have a few to start the "30 day trial clock". How do you like it?
I've been using Helicon Focus-- but I like to compare stuff....
I'm gonna give Zerene a trial spin... but I'm waiting until I have a few to start the "30 day trial clock". How do you like it?
I've been using Helicon Focus-- but I like to compare stuff....
Feb 10, 2013 13:22:45 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
i like it a lot,but i have only used combinezp before i bought zereneI'm gonna give Zerene a trial spin... but I'm waiting until I have a few to start the "30 day trial clock". How do you like it?
I've been using Helicon Focus-- but I like to compare stuff....
I've been using Helicon Focus-- but I like to compare stuff....
Feb 10, 2013 15:30:06 #
I have a question about focus stacking that may have already been discussed....
Do you have to use a Macro Rail or can you just use the focus on the lens to create the shots?
Do you have to use a Macro Rail or can you just use the focus on the lens to create the shots?
Feb 10, 2013 15:39:09 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
i used a tripod and manual focus.i started close and moved the focus back.Do you have to use a Macro Rail or can you just use the focus on the lens to create the shots?
Feb 10, 2013 15:43:21 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
You can adjust lens focus between photographs on a tripod-mounted camera. Downside is difficulty in matching distance increments between photos. Upside is no additional cost.Do you have to use a Macro Rail or can you just use the focus on the lens to create the shots?
A hand-knob focusing rail allows easier replication of forward camera/lens advancement. Usually inexpensive.
A programmable focusing rail allows precise camera/lens advancement, of pre-selected increments and specific exposure count. Extremely accurate. Can be pricey.
Feb 10, 2013 16:07:49 #
Thanks for the answers, I have often wondered if the rail would not distort because the magnification remains constant, when you focus the lens with distance remaining constant the magnification changes ever so slightly... but I guess that it is not enough to hurt the final image.
In other news, I think that I may have solved some of the issues I was having with the refraction when using tubes.. I will try and get out during the next few days and take some shots.
In other news, I think that I may have solved some of the issues I was having with the refraction when using tubes.. I will try and get out during the next few days and take some shots.
Feb 10, 2013 17:31:18 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
Geff: I use a macro focusing rail in all my stacks. An issue with all macro stacks is the part of the final image that does not contain information from all of the stacked images. This means that cropping is necessary-- and of course composing the raw images with this in mind. I always move through the image from front to back. My rail has a total travel of 60mm or about 2-3/8". I rarely use this much travel. You can also stack for landscapes-- in this case using the focusing ring to adjust the focus. Thanks for the answers, I have often wondered if the rail would not distort because the magnification remains constant, when you focus the lens with distance remaining constant the magnification changes ever so slightly... but I guess that it is not enough to hurt the final image.
I don't have the mechanized rail that Nikonian72 mentioned.
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