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Macro focusing rails?
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[quote name='popo' timestamp='1299069539' post='6431']

It isn't geared down if that's what you mean. One turn of the wheel will move a pretty big distance. For macro type working I would be making tiny turns to set things in place. It's been a while since I used it so I can't remember exactly and would have to look at it again later.

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Don't worry about it. There's no guarantee that I'd be able to get the exact same thing online anyway. The movements I need to do are actually within 2cms and the rails needs to be as precise as possible within this range.





[quote name='popo' timestamp='1299069539' post='6431']

As for the tripod head, that was a cheap manfrotto I got early on. Updating it is low on my priority list as it is "good enough" for now. Supports a 300/2.8 I got earlier this week ok <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Smile' />

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Congrats on your new lens! Must be a lot of fun! I used to use my 200/2 on a cheap but strong Fancier tripod. The only problem was the legs weren't rigid enough to maintain a steady 10x live view (e.g. during manual focusing). So what I did was turn the IS on when making fine adjustments and then turn it off before taking the shot.



GTW
  


Messages In This Thread
Macro focusing rails? - by genotypewriter - 03-01-2011, 01:58 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by Guest - 03-01-2011, 02:54 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by popo - 03-01-2011, 06:06 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by Brightcolours - 03-01-2011, 06:09 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by miro - 03-01-2011, 08:00 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by genotypewriter - 03-02-2011, 02:55 AM
Macro focusing rails? - by popo - 03-02-2011, 12:38 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by genotypewriter - 03-03-2011, 01:11 AM
Macro focusing rails? - by popo - 03-03-2011, 12:45 PM
Macro focusing rails? - by genotypewriter - 03-04-2011, 05:42 AM
Macro focusing rails? - by popo - 03-04-2011, 08:30 AM
Macro focusing rails? - by genotypewriter - 03-07-2011, 02:18 AM

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