First season stacking, my 10 favorites + setup
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First season stacking, my 10 favorites + setup
(Admin edit: the robber fly, image #3 of this set, was selected for our Administrators Appreciation Award for February, 2013. Many thanks also for showing the setup that it was made with.)
Hi All
As 2012 has been my first season stacking (started in september 2012) I thought I would share my 10 favorites from my first season plus a shot of my current setup.
the ten following have been shot with either a Canon MP-E65 or a Mitutoyo 10x on a 200mm tube lens. I have been using both LED (Thank you IKEA) and flash. I have added the ten chronologically with the oldest coming first.
My very first successful stack that made me keep at it. shot using MP-E65 and 3 LED lamps
Unusual wasp I caught at work, MP-E65 +3 LEDs
I love robberflies and they survive well into the autumn here making them prime subjects for me as I only stated this september.
MP-E65 + 3 LEDs
First attempts using flash instead of LEDs, MP-E65
Heavy crop of a woodlouse, MP-E65 and 2 speedlites
One of my first with the Mits 10x + 2 speedlites
Probably my favorite stack so far, shot with Mits 10x and MT-24EX
Mits 10x at 14x (280mm tube) + MT-24EX
Spider at 14x, Mits 10x at 14x + MT-24ex
I would like to thank all the people who have shown their setups and described their techniques.
I have not been the most active member of this forum but it has been an invaluable resource for me and I have been lurking here almost daily for the last few months.
Happy new years to everyone.
Hi All
As 2012 has been my first season stacking (started in september 2012) I thought I would share my 10 favorites from my first season plus a shot of my current setup.
the ten following have been shot with either a Canon MP-E65 or a Mitutoyo 10x on a 200mm tube lens. I have been using both LED (Thank you IKEA) and flash. I have added the ten chronologically with the oldest coming first.
My very first successful stack that made me keep at it. shot using MP-E65 and 3 LED lamps
Unusual wasp I caught at work, MP-E65 +3 LEDs
I love robberflies and they survive well into the autumn here making them prime subjects for me as I only stated this september.
MP-E65 + 3 LEDs
First attempts using flash instead of LEDs, MP-E65
Heavy crop of a woodlouse, MP-E65 and 2 speedlites
One of my first with the Mits 10x + 2 speedlites
Probably my favorite stack so far, shot with Mits 10x and MT-24EX
Mits 10x at 14x (280mm tube) + MT-24EX
Spider at 14x, Mits 10x at 14x + MT-24ex
I would like to thank all the people who have shown their setups and described their techniques.
I have not been the most active member of this forum but it has been an invaluable resource for me and I have been lurking here almost daily for the last few months.
Happy new years to everyone.
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2012 stacks
Very impressive, especially for just one year shooting macro. It looks as though I am going to have to build myself a "board" to get into stacking. I notice the "stacks hot" rail? It seems to be very popular. Would you recommend this rail?
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Re: 2012 stacks
The setup used by daemonoropsis contains a StackShot rail. It is the part that carries the yellow CAUTION label. See http://www.cognisys-inc.com/stackshot/stackshot.php for more information. It is a very nice piece of equipment.birdfreak12 wrote:I notice the "stacks hot" rail? It seems to be very popular. Would you recommend this rail?
--Rik