
- SIGMA 150MM MACRO HELICON REMOTE FULL
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SIGMA 150MM MACRO HELICON REMOTE PLUS
Though the latter is not a "macro" lens, substantial flower closeup work I've done is noticeably better with the Zeiss, plus it's far easier to handle (much lighter and less bulky): color rendering is better, sharpness, and at a given f/stop actually transmits nearly a half-stop more light! Zeiss, unfortunately, doesn't make a true macro lens. Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 (a focus-by-wire electrical method) allows about 1/2" of focus-ring movement when shooting at f6.3, it's a shear delight to use. Is there way to determine (distance or degrees) prior to buying a macro lens?Ĭanon 180mm f/3.5 Macro requires a scant 1/16" (or less) ring-movement when shooting at f6.3 Lens reviews, spec sheets, nor general commentary ever mention rotational focus movement. Increased rotational distance (or degrees) provides the most uniform frame-to-frame spacing plus precision. Most macro shooters are content with a 100mm macro lens, and most portrait. Macro lenses - The most valued characteristic beyond focus ring smoothness is the amount of rotation required when shooting multi-layer images (Helicon Focus the compositing software). One thing it can do is to control auto-focus lenses 9 Focus stacking on the camera using a macro lens has been reported before by like Helicon. The Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro is somewhat of a red herring that doesn’t get talked about very often. Peiker wrote:Both the Sigma 150 OS and 180 are outstanding macro lenses. But, to be sure, the ~350 shots per battery charge in the EOS RP spec sheet does not apply when stacking.E.J. I can take several thousand shots, but for longer sessions I need to keep an eye on the battery or need to use a power adaptor. Were I to attempt this with the Sigma 180 mm F2.8 APO Macro ED DG OS Id be.
SIGMA 150MM MACRO HELICON REMOTE ANDROID
If I set it to 1, the Sigma appears to stop moving, or maybe I ran out of patience.īattery power is a minor limiting factor. If so, a 105mm or 150mm lens will be more useful as you can get the flash. A brief look at Helicon Remote (a focus stacking controller) on Android controlling my Nikon D610 and the Sigma 150mm Macro. Another 150mm Macro lives happily on an E-510 without any problems at all. Three of those same lenses were also used on other E-System cameras, and each functioned properly. If I set it to 2 (nevere used in practice), I can take 1,000 frames from "0.52m" to "0.6m". The tally was six different E-3s have been tried on a total of seven different Sigma 150mm Macro lenses, and every single one has had front-focusing issues. With the Nikon 10x attached, I generally set this to 7, which gives me around 380 frames from "0.52m" to "infinity", ie, approximately 3.5µm per step. Stacking step size can be set ranging from nominal values 1 (small steps) to 10 (large steps), with 4 recommended for normal lens configurations. * Sigma set to infinity: ~4.8mm (mag ~7.44x)

The approximate subject size projected onto the width of the sensor (35.94mm) is:
SIGMA 150MM MACRO HELICON REMOTE FULL
The choice of 0.52m isn't scientific and stacking software might work with a wider or even full range. Helicon Remote allows you to control Canon or Nikon DSLR cameras remotely and automates focus (DoF) bracketing, exposure bracketing (HDR), and time-lapse photography. To avoid large scale differences in stacks, I generally shoot from 0.52m to infinity, which gives me around 1.3mm subject depth.

With the Nikon 10x attached, I get approximately 2.3mm subject depth. The Sigma 150mm lens focus distance indicator goes from 0.38m to infinity. what is the max stack depth in mm you can achieve with the 150mm macro lens together with the 10x lens.
