You usually have some screwy subjects to photograph, but your explanations are so good you don't often get peppered with questions. You are a Force too be reckoned with for your chewey content. You've outdone yourself this time!
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, glad you are enjoying the tutorials! Splendid pun too!
@dudshipolito18004 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, loved the new look. Very informative video. I will look on Helicon Focus and will try it.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
There is a free trial, i do recommend it if you enjoy focus stacking, it's much better than Photoshop.
@johnreed83054 жыл бұрын
Very good I enjoyed this subject.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching John!
@bgovan644 жыл бұрын
Helicon Focus is great. I tried Helicon Remote which adjusts the lens focus slightly for each shot eliminating the need for a focus rail. However it was not compatible with my Sigma 105 f2.8 In the end went with a WeMacro automated rail. Very affordable, well built and easy to use with extreme accuracy. Happy camper ever since.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
I do hear good things about the WeMacro rail, might be one to try out when we get on to automatic stacking!
@andream..4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, as usual an unsuspecting subject made interesting! I recently bought a macro rail to try out and this looks like a great subject to practice with. I am also going to have a look at the helicon software as I’m always trying to get more of my macro pics in focus. I honestly learn something new every time I watch your videos, all the helpful tips and tricks, my macro has Improved so much! (Still saving for my own adaptalux studio too) ,,anyway ,,stay safe,,Andrea (Australia 😊)
@charlessands6933 Жыл бұрын
I'm very very similar looking Focus real to the one you're using but I can't seem to find a way that mine attaches to a tripod. Mine doesn't have a one-day 1/4 20 hole unless I have to remove something from the bottom it's just pretty much flat
@pampurrs88 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to be 2 years late with my question, but I just found this video today. It's very interesting and informative as I am just becoming familiar with focus stacking. I'm a bit confused though: When you slowly move the camera closer to the subject with the rail, doesn't the perspective change? In other words, the screw would be smaller and farther away in the first shot, and then larger and closer in the final shot. Can you explain this? Thanks.
@Adaptalux Жыл бұрын
You're right, the perspective changes a little, and the software usually handles this. You can change the focus of your lens to move the plane of focus through your image too, but this has slightly different effects and can cause a similar issue. Essentially, the framing of the closest image will become the framing of the final image the excess image around the edges will be cropped out of the final image. You should be able to see this happening in helicon focus as your image stacks and is finally cropped down to remove the edges. Helicon focus does a great job of accounting for this, but there can occasionally be ghosting effects around the edges of an object if the perspective changes too much.
@RONNIEJNZN2 жыл бұрын
Miops slider in macro mode works well, hooks to the camera and takes the shot in between steps. Also use Helicon Focus
@Adaptalux2 жыл бұрын
Not tried the Miops slider, but their water drop kit is fun.
@demodemoochenta4 жыл бұрын
SUPER!!! GREETINGS FROM PERU!!
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the UK!
@viewport36032 жыл бұрын
Hy. Which lamp is that what u use for that macro ? Thx
@kentskjnnemann56292 жыл бұрын
hI.. Just found this gem :) New sub :) Can it be done with a extension tubes, I do have a rail, but no macro lens. And I also only have a speedlight, I guess I can use speedlight for projects like this here in winter time :)
@Adaptalux Жыл бұрын
Hey Kent, It can absolutely be done with extention tubes. Watch our latest video on ice to see the results from a setup like that.
@jayburton67884 жыл бұрын
Hi Adaptalux! Been intrigued for a while now... If you can prove to me that you can take a low iso, sharp photo of the human iris, I'll buy the whole kit! Looking for a setup with minimal reflections and best quality results!
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Eyes are on the cards for future tutorials, stay tuned!
@dretwav4 жыл бұрын
For those who get into this seriously you will quickly tire of a manual rail. I use the StackShot by Cognisy. It is not inexpensive but makes things so easy. Focus on front, focus on back, choose step size, hit start and go away and have a coffee.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Good call Don, we don't have an motorised rail yet but its on the cards for future videos too.
@johnkantar30824 жыл бұрын
Don I also have the same focus rail Absolutely brilliant for indoor but I recommend a Premote control for outdoors promotesystems.com/products/promote-control but since this is a discontinued product I recommend keep any eye out on e-bay
@dretwav4 жыл бұрын
@@johnkantar3082 I have the Olympus M1X which has in camera focus bracketing. It also has focus stacking but I never use it because a)it takes too long b) result is only jpg c)Helicon does a better job.
@robfielding1003 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben ... do you use Mirror Lock Up when you take these shots? The enemy of this type of photography is vibrations. Always enjoy your videos.
@Adaptalux3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, no mirror lockup, it would be a drop in the ocean compared to the vibrations of the trucks driving by my house! I found that the images were nice and sharp and the stacking worked well even with considerable instability in my setup. It's usually best to do everything you can to prevent vibrations though. A remote trigger and mirror lockup (or mirrorless camera!) is a good way to go, especially if you can't get your shutter speed fast enough to prevent camera shake.
@robfielding1003 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Ben
@moneychannel4u4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, Which focus stacking rail are you using?
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
I believe it's a Neewer one. Cheap but gets the job done for now.
@karlovincicaballero41563 жыл бұрын
hello! adaptalux lighting can be delivered in the Philippines?
@Adaptalux3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we deliver worldwide.
@sumanhazra87314 жыл бұрын
Good explanation of focus stacking. How can i get the exact focus in different area by moving the camera or shifting the focus area.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Hi Suman, not sure what you're asking, your question seems to answer it's self.
@sumanhazra87314 жыл бұрын
@@Adaptalux i mean to say are you using any focus staking slider to get the exact focus. Also i am wondering this light. Do no weather it is shipped in India or not
@ashstubbings26034 жыл бұрын
It's no good Ben! I'm just going to have to invest in an Adaptalux! I've been saying this for nearly a year now and I still haven't got one! Nice 'Lockdown' haircut by the way! lol
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
It will really open up your lighting options if you take the plunge! Think it's more of a permanent change that a COVID cut, but thanks :)
@drewzeegrows3 жыл бұрын
May I ask what computer you used to stack this many images?
@drewzeegrows3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video btw! You have some amazing work!
@Adaptalux3 жыл бұрын
@@drewzeegrows Nothing special, it was an i5 2500k processor with Nvidia 1070 graphics, 8Gb Ram. It did the job, but I've since upgraded.
@tomthunem34443 жыл бұрын
Can you provide the source of the focus rail you like to use? Thanks!
@Adaptalux3 жыл бұрын
It's a cheap Neewer one. I can't recommend it though, it's good enough for the money, but if you can stretch a little further with your budget, I'd get something more solid.
@tomthunem34443 жыл бұрын
@@Adaptalux Also, will you be offering your holiday pricing on items that are currently out of stock?
@Adaptalux3 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, we have an offer for free lens cloths until the end of december, otherwise our pricing is the same year-round.
@MWTH374 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben Don't get screwed
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Haha!
@kenjohnston45614 жыл бұрын
How long did it take Helicon to process all the photo?
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
About 5 minutes if I remember correctly.
@danielboomers5 ай бұрын
what lense u using?
@Adaptalux4 ай бұрын
Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro
@kamleshsurve784 жыл бұрын
any link to buy lighting arm
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
adaptalux.com/
@dretwav4 жыл бұрын
You had a warning on your render. Did you investigate? Usually this comes from having images out of sequence of images with a focus point beyond your object. Also you mentioned you could use Photoshop. Photoshop is not likely to succeed with 150 images in a stack. It would take forever.
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Hi Don, I agree that Photoshop would struggle with stacks this size, especially RAW files too. Some hardware might be handle it though, even if the processing times are excessive. As for the error, it was just a test photo in there out of place, I didn't have to re-process it. Well spotted though!
@dretwav4 жыл бұрын
First attempt photos.sangrephotography.com/Macro/Misc/
@Adaptalux4 жыл бұрын
Love that you left the last bit of the head out of focus, draws the eye to the detail of the thread.