STUDIO MACRO RIG - SET UP
It’s time to try setting up a studio macro rig. Ultra macro expert Allan Walls has a helpful guide to setting up such a rig so I have followed much of his advice.
https://www.youtube.com/live/LduEAzrXU3U?si=gy8NdTVvJglW8uQ-
I have used:
Heavy wooden block (chopping board)
Two Swiss arca quick release clamps
WeMacro motorised rail
Adaptalux lighting
Stonylab lab jack
Metal bench block
Photography diffuser roll
Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment
A Nicholas Sherlock 3D printed objective lens holder (see https://youtu.be/nuZ_JptlqYE?si=24chqpkq1CocsnLZ )
I also have a vintage, late Victorian, brass microscope (circa 1900) with some objective lenses which I shall enjoy trying out with the Sherlock objective lens holder.
I will use the rig with Lightroom camera tether function, Helicon Focus where required for stacks and with camera connected to power bank for continuous power.
I then had a first try with this kit, retrieving a tiny live snail, about a 4mm shell, from the garden - to which it was then returned without harm.
Much practice needed!
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