Helicon HB Tube stacked macro photos
Aug 22, 2019 12:16:46 #
thanks to Mark i got mine out this is about 20 shots sitting in my golf cart braced against the 2x2 metal tube that holds the roof up
Aug 22, 2019 21:06:41 #
See??? It is portable! Very good stack (of course!)
I have a question, which is basically the question in my thread but I want to ask it here as well to get your opinion. When you program the tube, it suggests a focus step size for your aperture and lens (a number like '11', or '13') But I have been finding that these are extremely small step sizes, so it takes a ton of frames to focus thru a subject. So do you manually change that step size to make it so you can do this in 20 frames? Like instead of '11', or '13' you override it and enter '110' or '130'.
I have a question, which is basically the question in my thread but I want to ask it here as well to get your opinion. When you program the tube, it suggests a focus step size for your aperture and lens (a number like '11', or '13') But I have been finding that these are extremely small step sizes, so it takes a ton of frames to focus thru a subject. So do you manually change that step size to make it so you can do this in 20 frames? Like instead of '11', or '13' you override it and enter '110' or '130'.
Aug 22, 2019 22:04:10 #
I could have sworn that I just read this: "20 shots sitting in my golf cart braced against the 2x2 metal tube that holds the roof up." Naw, that couldn't be right. 
Mike
MikeAug 23, 2019 02:45:38 #
Aug 23, 2019 08:31:23 #
Mark, I tried to program it, but as you said the step size was always too small. It works without programing, so that is the way I use it. I set my aperture for the light. I think it was f/9 for the flower.
Aug 23, 2019 08:43:27 #
Some info as to where to buy Helicon FB Tube, and a picture of it in action, if you get a chance, please. Bill
Aug 23, 2019 09:15:39 #
newtoyou wrote:
https://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-fb-tubeSome info as to where to buy . . .
Aug 23, 2019 12:09:23 #
Way cool..! Happy to see others enjoying focus stacking adventures and I'm eager to see great things from you in the field with all the lovely critters that you have in Texas.
Aug 23, 2019 15:28:00 #
newtoyou wrote:
Here is a video showing it being used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ykoaowuvc. . . and a picture of it in action.
In the newer tubes, the program is entered into a tube by a direct cable line from a cell phone to the tube, rather than relying on using a transmitter as shown in the video. Once a programmed is entered, the tube holds onto it as long as the camera is left on.
Aug 23, 2019 22:30:19 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
A couple of things, Mark, that aren't clear from the video. Here is a video showing it being used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ykoaowuvc
In the newer tubes, the program is entered into a tube by a direct cable line from a cell phone to the tube, rather than relying on using a transmitter as shown in the video. Once a programmed is entered, the tube holds onto it as long as the camera is left on.
In the newer tubes, the program is entered into a tube by a direct cable line from a cell phone to the tube, rather than relying on using a transmitter as shown in the video. Once a programmed is entered, the tube holds onto it as long as the camera is left on.
1.) You don't have to set the tube for each f stop. From the Helicon FB tube forum:
2.) "Focus steps of the tube is the value proportional to rotation of the focus ring of the lens, not to the linear movement of focus in mm, it’s in arbitrary units. When you change the aperture, the width of the DoF area changes. The size of the step is being recalculated in the app automatically when you select a different aperture."
3.) Also, once programmed you are good to go indefinitely and shutting the camera off doesn't change anything.
Mike
Aug 24, 2019 08:00:18 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
I didn't know about that. Thank you.3.) Also, once programmed you are good to go indefinitely and shutting the camera off doesn't change anything.
Aug 24, 2019 09:18:04 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
That is news to me. I quit programing it and just start shooting. I am just waiting for the sun to com back, as I know it is up there somewhere A couple of things that aren't clear from the video . . .
Aug 26, 2019 01:51:12 #
I'm very happy to have located these Helicon HB Tube postings. I have long seen this sort of "all terrain" system as a desirable alternative to the sophisticated, but barely portable, and painfully expensive Cognisys set-up. Perhaps I've looked in the wrong places but so far, I've seen very few informative Helicon HB Tube reviews, discussions, trip reports, sample images etc. and therefore I've hesitated to make an investment. Some HB Tube experience from fellow Hogs with advice and opinions on use, reliability and support would not only be appreciated but might comprise what it takes for me to justify an order --which, actually, is something I'd really like to do.
Aug 26, 2019 03:58:39 #
Mike, Mark, Tom, et al Helicon HB Tube owners/field users -
1.) Please consider cooperatively authoring a post for Frequently Asked Questions and Answers concerning use and settings for Helicon HB Tube for macro.
2.) Submit example photos (both good & bad), to illustrate points within the article.
3.) Submit article to me, and I will do a bit of compiling & editing, then post to FAQ&A thread.
Douglass Moody
Nikonian72@gmail.com
1.) Please consider cooperatively authoring a post for Frequently Asked Questions and Answers concerning use and settings for Helicon HB Tube for macro.
2.) Submit example photos (both good & bad), to illustrate points within the article.
3.) Submit article to me, and I will do a bit of compiling & editing, then post to FAQ&A thread.
Douglass Moody
Nikonian72@gmail.com
Aug 26, 2019 13:59:08 #
Wow! What a gift. My Ugly Hedgehog membership has benefited me in many ways but this offer is well beyond what I would have expected. Sincere thanks to all concerned for your efforts.
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