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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: haring on April 17, 2011, 08:34:45 am

Title: Which macro rail do you use?
Post by: haring on April 17, 2011, 08:34:45 am

Which macro rail do you use? Is it important to buy an expensive one? How should I decide which one to get?
Thanks!

Title: Re: Which macro rail do you use?
Post by: henrikfoto on April 17, 2011, 09:25:46 am

You should choose a very good quality rail. Many cheaper rail will only cause you problems.
They are unsteady and hard to adjust perfectly.

You can buy a Sinar P2 used at a good price. Stay away from the more tiny systems for macro.
You need a heavy rail and a heavy camera-stand. Without this you will have problems with adjustments
and vibrations.

Title: Re: Which macro rail do you use?
Post by: Dustbak on April 17, 2011, 09:26:18 am

I use the one made by Cognysis. Fairly inexpensive and automated, less expensive than the all-manual one by RRS (which does have a phenomenal build quality BTW.)

Title: Re: Which macro rail do you use?
Post by: Voltman on April 17, 2011, 11:11:56 pm

Quote from: Dustbak on April 17, 2011, 09:26:18 am

I use the one made by Cognysis.

+1 for their StackShot ..