Even if a cold period is expected later this week, spring will come!
(panorama of 3 times image stack, taken with A7R2, Novoflex Balpro1 with Proshift+, Zeiss 100mm F4 (for Contax bellows))
snowdrops by Hans van den Bosch, on Flickr
First signs of spring
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Very nice. I really like these intimate small landscapes.
Are you shifting the camera, with the lens fixed, or are you shifting the lens and keeping the camera fixed, or moving the whole thing using a nodal rail? In the out-of-focus background it looks like some items may be doubled or ghosted, but maybe it is just coincidence, or due to wind. If it is not due to wind moving things between stacks, it could perhaps be avoided by keeping the lens fixed and shifting the camera, if your lens has big enough coverage. That's what I do and it works well.
Are you shifting the camera, with the lens fixed, or are you shifting the lens and keeping the camera fixed, or moving the whole thing using a nodal rail? In the out-of-focus background it looks like some items may be doubled or ghosted, but maybe it is just coincidence, or due to wind. If it is not due to wind moving things between stacks, it could perhaps be avoided by keeping the lens fixed and shifting the camera, if your lens has big enough coverage. That's what I do and it works well.
Thanks Lou and abpho,
In this setup the lens is fixed and the camera shifts. The lens appears to have plenty of coverage for the 10mm shift left and right (44mm).
There are some odd patterns in the background, but I checked and they are present in each single shot (of a stack, which then was stitched). So they are 'natural'.
Btw one of the nice things about stacking is the ability to select the nicest background from a series and paint it in :-)
In this setup the lens is fixed and the camera shifts. The lens appears to have plenty of coverage for the 10mm shift left and right (44mm).
There are some odd patterns in the background, but I checked and they are present in each single shot (of a stack, which then was stitched). So they are 'natural'.
Btw one of the nice things about stacking is the ability to select the nicest background from a series and paint it in :-)
No, the wrong end moves unless you reverse it. You'd want the entrance pupil to stay stationary, I think?
It would be cheaper and more flexible to buy a cheap bellows unit and cut through the rail, so you can put the ends where you want.
It would be cheaper and more flexible to buy a cheap bellows unit and cut through the rail, so you can put the ends where you want.
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Chris R
Re: First signs of spring
Nice picture! One day maybe I will capture something like this.Joco wrote:Even if a cold period is expected later this week, spring will come!
(panorama of 3 times image stack, taken with A7R2, Novoflex Balpro1 with Proshift+, Zeiss 100mm F4 (for Contax bellows))
snowdrops by Hans van den Bosch, on Flickr