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JohnK007 wrote:
I pretty much do the same thing.
For all 1:1 macros, I use the Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 Apo-Lanthar Macro, which has 630° of focus throw (compared to 150° to 270° of modern macro lenses with AF).
For higher, I use a simple RRS B150-B Focus Rail. This rail is only so-so, but it is good and adequate and has lasted me nearly 10 years. If I decide to get another rail, it will likely be a Novoflex.
As far as automated rails go, they're really only for very high-mag studio-stacks of dead arthropods (cells, or whatever), and aren't very practical for carrying out into the field. The manufacturers of the main two (StackShot and WeMacro) do make "holsters," supposedly for the field, but I can't think of too many people who actually use them. These types of rail aren't really necessary for smaller magnifications and so are just "extra weight" to carry on a hike.
I would say 100% of the people who use automated rails are photographing dead or inanimate objects, at greater 5x to 20x, in a studio so they don't have to deal with wind movement, etc.. My personal preference is photographing living creatures between 1:4 and 4:1. However, it is much more difficult to produce a deep stack when the animal is prone to move, wind movement, etc....Show more →
I am just starting macro. I see you use the RRS B150 focus rail. It looks very well done , solid, but it is just 2-way moving. I just bought a much cheeper one: the Neewer Pro 4-Way Macro Focusing Focus Rail . It just came . It cost me just $25.00 (yes twenty five $). As far as I can see, it is solid and working well. I mounted my D500 with lens on it and it is mounted on Arca Swiss ball head.
As I said, I am new here. Am I wrong getting this cheep 4 way focusing rail instead of the 2-way $345.00 RRS B150?
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